Rival warlords in northern Afghanistan say they have reached a truce and will begin withdrawing tanks within 48 hours. Both groups are from differing ethnic lines, although reputedly loyal to President Hamid Karzai. Their agreement to end hostilities followed talks involving Britain’s ambassador to Afghanistan and the Afghan interior minister. On Wednesday both factions engaged in tank and mortar battles that claimed as many as 60 lives according to one group. There were conflicting claims about the clashes in northern Afghanistan between ethnic Tajiks and the ethnic Uzbek minority. The fighting erupted while a deal was being signed in the Afghan capital to demobilize warlord armies. Observers from the U.S. military say it is unclear if the new truce will hold.
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