'Up to 100 dead' in Afghan fighting

Attackers killed Afghanistan’s aviation minister in the western city of Herat today, prompting a burst of factional fighting that left between 50 and 100 people dead, Herat’s senior military commander said.

'Up to 100 dead' in Afghan fighting

Attackers killed Afghanistan’s aviation minister in the western city of Herat today, prompting a burst of factional fighting that left between 50 and 100 people dead, Herat’s senior military commander said.

In Kabul, President Hamid Karzai’s Cabinet convened an emergency session following Mirwais Sadiq’s killing, and ordered extra troops to be sent from the capital to try to calm the city.

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