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| Afghanistan |
| Afghan Nomads Battle Rival Tribe |
| 2002-11-17 |
| Afghan troops were dispatched to end a land dispute between nomads and a rival tribe who battled each other with mortars and rocket launchers in eastern Afghanistan. Nomadic Kuchis fought members of the Piran tribe in Piran village, five miles south of Khost on Saturday night, said Mohammad Khan Gorbuz, a spokesman for the province's governor.Gorbuz said Gov. Hakim Taniwal sent a delegation and a unit of Afghan soldiers to the village, which was reported quiet on Sunday. This isn't unrest directed against the government. This is sweet normality among the turban and automatic weapons set who live in the area. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |