Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of President Hamid Karzai and a suspected player in the opium trade, has gotten payments from the C.I.A. for eight years, officials said. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu - via Marc Ambinder, Jamal Dajani, MuckRack, New York Times (Most Emailed), NewsRack (Afghanistan)
Important breaking news report about alleged financial ties between the CIA and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai. Since most of the sources for this story are anonymous, it's difficult to verify their claims, which were denied by Ahmed Wali Karzai in a recent interview. Still, the fact that a number of current and past U.S. and Western officials are confirming this relationship adds some credibility to this report.
