Hamid Karzai’s brother assassinated in southern Afghanistan

Ahmed Wali Karzai, who was killed at home by a security guard, was accused of being a key figure in the illegal opium trade Ahmad Wali Karzai, the powerful half brother of the Afghan president, Hamid Kazai, has been killed by one of his security guards inside his own house in Kandahar, according to the local chief of border police. “Ahmed Wali Karzai was killed at about 11.30am. He was killed by his bodyguard inside his house,” said General Abdul Razaq. Razaq said an investigation into the assassination was under way. A tribal elder in Kandahar province also confirmed the death of Ahmad Wali Karzai. Haji Padsha, an elder of the Alikozai tribe, said that Ahmad Wali Karzai had been shot on his return from a meeting with foreigners at the former house of Mullah Mohammed Omar, the fugitive leader of the Afghan Taliban. Ahmad Wali Karzai had come under criticism in the past from local Afghans for renting the property to international officials. Ahmad Wali Karzai was a powerful figure in Afghan politics and said to be a key figure in the illegal Afghan opium trade. He was also reported to be on the payroll of the CIA. He denied both allegations. He said that international forces used these charges to deflect their own failings in Afghanistan. Ahmad Wali Karzai was the head of the provincial council in Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second biggest city, and had been the target of previous assassination attempts. In 2009, four suicide bombers stormed the provincial council office in Kandahar, killing 13 people. Ahmad Wali Karzai claimed he was the target of the attack. The Government Media and Information Centre in Kandahar sent out a message via Twitter confirming the death of Ahmad Wali Karzai. Hamid Karzai Afghanistan guardian.co.uk

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