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 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - Authorities launched an investigation Wednesday into the killings by Afghan security forces of at least 15 people who an Afghan army commander alleged were Taliban rebels but locals said were tribesmen wanting to attend a religious festival.
The bodies were found near the border town of Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, where some 2,000 members of the Noorzai tribe protested the slayings and demanded action be taken against Afghan forces responsible.
Kandahar provincial Gov. Haji Asadullah Khalid said he did not know whether the victims were Taliban fighters who had crossed into Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan, but he sent a team to investigate.
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