More fighting is reported around Afghanistan's eastern provincial capital of Gardez, where at least 25 people have been killed and scores of others wounded over the past three days. 

VOA correspondent Scott Bobb is in Gardez, and he reports the latest skirmishes follow a major clash between two rival warlords on Saturday. Gardez itself is largely deserted, with most of the shops closed and only a few people on the streets. 

The governor of Paktia province, Taj Mohammad Wardak, Monday called on his rival, former Governor Padsha Khan Zadran, to surrender within seven days. In an interview with the French news agency AFP, Mr. Wardak said scores of rockets have hit Gardez since Friday night. 

He said hospitals in the provincial capital are jammed with the wounded, and he said the casualty toll is rising. 

Former Governor Zadran was replaced in February by Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai, in order to restore calm to the city. 

Mr. Karzai has said a national Afghan army under a central command is essential to restoring peace in Afghanistan and ending the rule of local warlords. 

Some information for this report provided by AFP.

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