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Brother of Afghan president killed by bodyguard

A brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan was shot dead at his home on Tuesday.

Nine dead in second day of Qur’an burning protests

At least nine people have been killed in Kandahar, officials said on Saturday, on a second day of violent protests over the burning of a Qur’an.

Explosions across Afghanistan’s Kandahar

Taliban suicide bombers struck across Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding scores.

Nato denies killing civilians in Afghan strike

Nato and US forces said they had carried out a strike in Afghanistan, but denied allegations on Wednesday that civilians were killed in their sleep.

Afghan, Nato forces rout Taliban

Afghan and Nato-led forces killed or wounded hundreds of Taliban on Thursday in an offensive to clear the militants from the outskirts of Kandahar.

Suicide bomber kills 35 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber targeting a military convoy in Afghanistan killed 35 people in an attack near the Pakistan border on Monday. The attack, a day after more than 100 people were…

Picnic-site blast kills over 80 Afghans

A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people at a picnic spot in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Sunday in the most deadly attack since the Taliban were ousted in…

Afghan air raid kills 25 civilians

An air strike by foreign-led forces killed 25 civilians, including 12 members of a family, and 20 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, the provincial…

Air raid kills 21 civilians in Afghanistan

An air strike by Western forces killed 21 civilians, including women and children, in Afghanistan, a provincial governor said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of civilian…