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Three guards killed in Afghan violence

By Xinhua

Kabul : Three Afghan guards of a company were killed in violence in the country’s southern region Wednesday, according to officials.

Unknown militants early morning attacked a bridge construction site near Qalat city, the capital of Zabul province, said Gulhabshah Alikhil, spokesman for the provincial government.

Meanwhile, Mohammad Hussein Andiwal, police chief of Helmand province, said unknown gunmen killed a known pro-government tribal elder Haji Merhjan Hadil in Gereshk district Tuesday night.

Due to rising violence, over 4,500 people, mostly Taliban militants, have been killed in Afghanistan this year.