Karzai calls for unity against extremism

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Saturday on Muslims to unite against "tyrants" carrying out a wave of suicide attacks in the region under the name of Islam. Muslim nations should work together to safeguard their religion, Karzai told about 2,000 people gathered at a Kabul mosque for Ashura ceremonies.
"Our duty, the duty of Islamic nations and particularly the people of this region, is that we must join hands against those tyrants who, by killing themselves, kill ... Muslims under the cover and the name of Islam," he said. Hundreds of people, mostly civilians, were killed in Afghanistan last year in more than 140 suicide attacks predominantly carried out by the extremist Taliban.