KABUL, May 27 (Xinhua) -- One person has been confirmed dead and eight others sustained injury as two families clashed over a land dispute in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province, said a news release of the provincial police office on Tuesday.
The clash erupted after two families disputed over a piece of land in Malangkhil village of Kohband district on Monday evening. As a result, a man was killed in gunshots while four men and four women were injured, the news release added.
Police have arrested the alleged criminals and referred their cases to the judiciary for further investigation, the news release further said.
On Sunday, a similar clash between two families over land ownership claimed one life and injured seven others in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province.
