Afghanistan

Local authorities of Kandahar say that a father slaughtered his three sons in Karizak village of Dand district of Kandahar province, and then hid them in grave.

Haji Zaid, provincial governor spokesman, said that the bodies were discovered today (Tuesday) from a graveyard.

The boys were age 12, 14 and 17 years old, Zaid said.

According to the...

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