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Afghan demonstrators 'shot dead'
Seven people have died after Afghan police opened fire on demonstrators in Shiberghan, the capital of the northern province of Jowzjan, officials say.
The demonstrators were supporters of the controversial Uzbek fighter Gen Rashid Dostum.
They were demanding the resignation of the provincial governor. Nato-led troops have been called in.
Meanwhile US-led forces say they have killed 36 Taleban in the south. Locals say most of the dead were civilians.
Critical condition
About 1,000 supporters of General Dostum were protesting outside government offices in Shiberghan. Some reports say they were throwing stones.
Gen Dostum and the provincial governor, Joma Khan Hamdard, used to be close allies, but the BBC's Daud Qarizadah in Kabul says political differences have emerged recently and the two men are now rivals.
As well as the seven dead, more than some 30 protesters were injured in the police firing. At least 10 are reported to be in a critical condition.
Shops in Shiberghan are closed and Afghan soldiers and police have been deployed to keep order. Nato-led forces with tanks have also taken up position in the city centre.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6697299.stm
They were demanding the resignation of the provincial governor. Nato-led troops have been called in.
Meanwhile US-led forces say they have killed 36 Taleban in the south. Locals say most of the dead were civilians.
Critical condition
About 1,000 supporters of General Dostum were protesting outside government offices in Shiberghan. Some reports say they were throwing stones.
Gen Dostum and the provincial governor, Joma Khan Hamdard, used to be close allies, but the BBC's Daud Qarizadah in Kabul says political differences have emerged recently and the two men are now rivals.
As well as the seven dead, more than some 30 protesters were injured in the police firing. At least 10 are reported to be in a critical condition.
Shops in Shiberghan are closed and Afghan soldiers and police have been deployed to keep order. Nato-led forces with tanks have also taken up position in the city centre.
More
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6697299.stm
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He is still officially a military aide to Karzai and considers northern areas as his fiefdom, but his powers have been reduced to a large extent in recent years.
A pro-federalist, Dostum has been accused in the past by several provincial officials in the north of bullying them.
Taliban claim
Meanwhile, a suicide attack aimed at US private security contractors in northern Afghanistan killed two Afghan civilians and wounded another, an official said.
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