Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan President's Cousin

Afghan officials said a suicide bomber has killed a cousin of President Hamid Karzai in the southern province of Kandahar. Regional officials said Heshmat Karzai was hosting an event at his house for the Eid al-Fitr holiday when a visitor blew himself up with explosives hidden inside a turban. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Heshmat Karzai led the election campaign of presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani, one of two presidential hopefuls vying to replace...

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