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General Category => World News => Topic started by: EC on July 29, 2014, 08:59:32 am
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A suicide bomber has killed a cousin of President Hamid Karzai in the southern city of Kandahar, officials say.
Hashmat Karzai was greeting a well-wisher to his house when the man blew himself up. One report said explosives were hidden in the bomber's turban.
Mr Karzai had been receiving guests on the festival of Eid marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
He was a campaign manager for Ashraf Ghani, one of two presidential hopefuls vying to replace Hamid Karzai.
There was no immediate claim for the assassination.
It follows a series of attacks carried out by the Taliban and their allies as votes are rechecked in the bitterly disputed election.
Hashmat Karzai was influential and a key backer of Ashraf Ghani.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28539591