Karz, Kandahar

Karz
کرز
Karz
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°34′N 65°43′E / 31.567°N 65.717°E / 31.567; 65.717
Country  Afghanistan
Province Kandahar Province
Time zone UTC+4:30

Karz (Pashto: کرز‎) is a village in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, near the city of Kandahar.

The Afghan former President, Hamid Karzai, is from Karz.[1] His father is buried there.[1] On July 29, 2014, his cousin, Hashmat Karzai, was killed by a suicide bomber there.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Margherita Stancati, Powerful Cousin of Afghan President Karzai Killed in Kandahar, The Wall Street Journal,

Coordinates: 31°34′N 65°43′E / 31.567°N 65.717°E / 31.567; 65.717

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