Celebrations at Karzai household!

The Afghan president's wife gave birth to their first child - a son they named Mirwais.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's wife gave birth to their first child - a son they named Mirwais, Karzai's spokesman said on Friday.

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Mirwais was born on Thursday evening in the capital, Kabul, and mother and son were doing fine, spokesman Karim Rahimi said.

"God gave him a son," Rahimi said.

"Karzai prayed for his son to serve the Afghan people.