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Killing of adviser another blow to Afghan leader
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen strapped with explosives killed a close adviser to President Hamid Karzai and a member of parliament on Sunday in another insurgent strike against the Afghan leader's inner circle.
Jan Mohammed Khan was an adviser to Karzai on tribal issues and was close to the president, a fellow Pashtun.
His killing, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for, came less than a week after the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half brother and one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan.
Two men wearing suicide bomb vests and armed with guns attacked Khan's home in the western Kabul district of Karti Char, said Defense …
Saturday's Sports Scoreboard
| All Times Eastern |
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| American League |
| N.Y. Yankees vs Toronto, 1:07 p.m. |
| Boston vs Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m. |
| Minnesota vs Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. |
| Texas vs Baltimore, 4:10 p.m. |
| Detroit vs Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m. |
| L.A. Angels vs Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. |
| Seattle vs Oakland, 9:05 p.m. |
| National League | …
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