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July 14, 2011

3 Killed in Attack on Memorial for Afghan President's Brother 
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In news from Afghanistan, at least three people have been killed and 13
wounded in an apparent suicide attack on a Kandahar mosque hosting a
memorial service for the slain brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Ahmed Wali Karzai was shot to death on Tuesday. The bombing comes one
day after Karzai's funeral in his family's ancestral village. During the
service, Afghan President Karzai addressed the Taliban's claims of
responsibility for murdering his brother.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai: "The Taliban said they were proud to kill
my brother. My message for the Taliban is that, my countrymen, my
brothers, stop killing your own people. It is easy to kill, and anyone
can do it, but the real man is the one who can save people's lives."



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