<br /> <p>At least 19 people were killed</a> in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a series of blasts struck at the funeral for the son of deputy Senate speaker Mohammad Alam Izadyar. Salem Izadyar died from injuries sustained during anti-government protests on June 2</a>.</p><p>The Taliban denied that it had any role in the attack, blaming factional rivalries in the government’s own camp.</p><br />
