Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s cousin dies in New Delhi

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s cousin died in New Delhi on Monday morning. Mohd Hashim, 58, was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.

Updated on: Jan 17, 2017, 01:24:21 IST

New Delhi, Hindustan Times | By Rhythma Kaul

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Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s cousin died in New Delhi on Monday morning. Mohd Hashim, 58, was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.

Mohd Hashim had sustained critical injuries in a blast at Kandhar in Afghanistan, and was airlifted to Apollo in an air ambulance on January 14 (Representational Photo)

He had sustained critical injuries in a blast at Kandhar in Afghanistan, and was airlifted to Apollo in an air ambulance on January 14. He died at 10.45am of cardiac arrest. He also had developed sepsis, a life threatening infection in the blood stream that put stress on his heart.

According to the hospital sources, Hashim had sustained 35% burn injuries. He also had severe injuries to his lungs because of inhaling toxic fumes at the site of the incident, and legs were fractured.

“He was brought to us in a critical state around 1am on January 14. He was on ventilator,” said a hospital source, requesting anonymity.

“He had received emergency treatment in Afghanistan and was flown to us from the local hospital there. We tried our best but his organs were failing.”

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Rhythma Kaul
Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.Read More

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