Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Attack
The mayor of the volatile Afghan city of Kandahar, Ghulam Haidar Hamidi, has been killed in a suicide attack, officials say. The attacker detonated explosives in his turban as the mayor made an address at the city hall, police said. Two weeks ago, President Hamid Karzai’s influential half-brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai, was killed in the same city. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Sarah Chayes, an advisor to the US military in Afghanistan.
The World is an independent newsroom. We’re not funded by billionaires; instead, we rely on readers and listeners like you. As a listener, you’re a crucial part of our team and our global community. Your support is vital to running our nonprofit newsroom, and we can’t do this work without you. Will you support The World with a gift today? Donations made between now and Dec. 31 will be matched 1:1. Thanks for investing in our work!