28/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - Ashton condemns killing of Ghulam Haidar Hameedi. On Thursday 28 July, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton “strongly condemned” the murder of the mayor of Kandahar in Southern Afghanistan, Ghulam Haidar Hameedi. She expressed “her deep concerns about the continued violence against government officials as the Afghan government, supported by the international community, has embarked on the crucial period of...