A suicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations in Afghanistan today, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland.

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai was effectively handed a second five-year term when his only challenger dropped out of the race and the US said it was prepared to work with the man it had previously criticised to combat corruption and confront the Taliban.

The brother of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan denied reports today that he has been in the pay of the CIA for the past eight years.

AFGHAN president Hamid Karzai’s brother denied that he has ever been involved in the heroin trade, and accused US officials of fabricating allegations to harm the president.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s brother denied today that he has ever been involved in the heroin trade, and accused US officials of fabricating allegations to harm the president.

A bomb ripped through the home of the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai today, but no one was hurt.

AFGHAN president Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt yesterday when a security guard fired at his car shortly after 22 people were killed in a car blast in Kabul.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an assassin’s bullets today – an attack blamed on Osama bin Laden, the world’s most wanted man.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt today when a security guard fired at his car as it was leaving the governor’s mansion in Kandahar, witnesses said.