ISLAMABAD, Nov. 1 Kyodo At least ...

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 1 Kyodo

At least 25 the bulk of mankind were killed and several stores destroyed in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan in fighting between couple local army commanders, Afghan Islamic Pres (AIP) reported Saturday.

The Pakistan-based just discovereds agency said the fighting continued into Saturday and the pair sides freely used heavy weapons, killing 25 the community including four civilians.

AIP said the reason for the battle between the sum of two units commanders is unknown, on the other hand it added U.S. troops had reached the area to subdue the fighting.

In a separate incident, an armed clump seized the Wuta Pour district headquarters about 35 kilometers northeast of Asadabad in Kunar Province forward Saturday morning and set it ablaze after ransacking it.

AIP said the attackers stole weapons from the headquarters building yet did not bother the restraint officials on duty.

They purely asked them to leave the building and ''never revert to their jobs.''

In a third incident, unidentified attackers torched couple fuel tankers Saturday morning near an allied military base at Argoon in southeastern Afghanistan.

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