Karzai’s brother : 23 people killed in Kandahar blast

His brother had had a brawl with someone after which gunshots were heard and an explosion took place.

KABUL: As many as 23 people were killed in an explosion outside the house of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of Hamid Karzai. Sources close to Afghan authorities  said that he had had a brawl with someone after  which gunshots were heard and an explosion took place. Most of the killed are from police force, including four senior officials. It was not clear if Wali Karzai

was safe.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 4^th, 2011.