Fresh clashes erupt in north and east of Afghanistan

By Stuart Grudgings
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Fresh fighting has erupted in northern Afghanistan between rival ethnic factions in the interim government while tribal forces clashed in the east, aid officials and reports said on Sunday.

The fighting casts fresh doubt on the ability of the new government to hold together its loose coalition of old enemies and ensure security in the war-shattered country.