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.

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.

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