Kabul: Hamid Karzai top aide shot dead

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Gunmen killed a top advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a parliament member in Kabul.

18 July,2011 11:10 am

Some unidentified gunmen killed a top advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a member of the countrys parliament in a residential district of Kabul, just days after the presidents brother was gunned down at home. The spokesman for Kabuls police chief said two or three armed men started a gun battle around at the house of Jan Mohammad Khan, a former governor of southern Uruzgan province and close aide to the president.Hashim Watanwal, a lawmaker from Uruzgan province, was also killed in the attack.The gunfire could still be heard in western Kabul, home to the countrys parliament, many Afghan politicians and media and some embassies.There was a heavy presence of security troops in the area and the streets leading to Khans home were cordoned off.