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Five security guards killed in Afghanistan
Feb 7, 2012, 7:40 GMT
Kandahar - Five Afghan security guards were killed in what was described as an internal clash in a southern provincial capital, officials said Tuesday.
A security official said the employees of a private contractor fought each other in Kandahar city, late Monday.
'As a result, five guards were killed and five others were injured,' he said.
The company was identified as Toraylai Securities, an Afghan firm that provides security to NATO-led international forces.
Kandahar police chief General Abdul Razzaq confirmed the incident but declined to give any more details.
Another official told
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