Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of President Hamid Karzai, was shot and killed by a regular visitor to his home in Kandahar, where he was the head of the provincial council. Ahmed Karzai was a controversial figure in Afghan politics, with reports that he was on the CIA payroll and involved in drug trafficking. [NYT]
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Afghan President Karzai's Brother Killed in Kandahar
Emily Watkins
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:24:32 GMT
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