World | Hamid Karzai Karzai Cousin Killed: Bomber Shook His Hand, Detonated Ashmat Khlil Karzai was also politician in his own right By Matt Cantor Posted Jul 29, 2014 6:49 AM CDT Copied Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai, center, talks to the media representatives after Eid al-Fitr prayer at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) Three years after Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother was assassinated—and a weeping Karzai climbed into his grave—a suicide bomber has killed Karzai's cousin, an official says. According to a rep for Kandahar province's governor, the attacker shook hands with Ashmat Khlil Karzai near the Karzai family residence before detonating a bomb hidden in his turban, the AP reports. Ashmat Khlil Karzai was also a politician who supported finance minister Ashraf Ghani to be Afghanistan's next president. Ghani and his opponent, ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, have both pointed to fraud in the presidential election; yesterday, President Karzai called for a quick resolution to a ballot audit, the AP notes. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. Report an error