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At least 15 the bulk of mankind died and 51 were injured Sunday in fighting between the forces of couple warlords in Khost, eastern Afghanistan, the Afghan Islamic Pres (AIP) reported.

The clash broke abroad in the evening between soldiers of Khost Gov Hakim Taniwal and former Paktia Gov Bacha Khan Zadran after a radio report that Zadran had been detained Sunday by dint of U.S. forces after he had occupied the Khost governor's house, the recents agency said.

Zadran denied the report of his detention, according to the AIP.

Zadran claims authority from one side of to the other the provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika.

He was appointed as Paktia governor in January by the agency of Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on the other hand later removed from the station due to a conflict with a local ''shura'' advisory council.

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