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Opium Withdrawal: Afghan President Karzai’s half-brother killed by Taliban
The Taliban is claiming responsibility for the assassination of President Hamid Karzai’s half brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, the most powerful man in southern Afghanistan and a lightning rod for criticism of corruption in the government.
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Opium Withdrawal: Hamid Karzai Loses Brother to Taliban Assassination
The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was killed Tuesday by a bodyguard, the U.K.’s Telegraph reports. Ahmad Wali Karzai was killed inside the house where he lived as head of the provincial council, a spokesman for the governor of Kandahar province said. A cousin and a family friend of Karzai also confirmed his death, adding that he had been killed by a bodyguard while entertaining guests …
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Opium Withdrawal: Assassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
KABUL, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of Afghanistan’s president, was assassinated Tuesday, removing from the political scene a divisive power broker who was accused of corruption and alienated the American military, but whose connections and ruthlessness made him a critical force in volatile southern Afghanistan.
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