Rebels capture Afghan provincial capital: 10 killed

The violence broke out on Thursday in Chagcharan, a small town that is the capital of western Ghor province, 220km west of capital, Kabul.

Din Mohammed Azimi, Ghor's deputy governor, said the governor had fled for either Herat or Kabul on Thursday afternoon. Azimi, who said he was speaking from a village a few kilometres to the north of the city, said at least 10 of his men were killed and that more than 1,500 fighters were preparing a counter-attack.

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Ghulam Yahya, a former Ghor police chief who is now one of the warlords opposed to the governor, said he knew of only one person killed, but it was not clear if he was referring to casualties on his side.