Brother of Afghan Leader Is Said to Be on C.I.A. Payroll

New York Times by Dexter Filkins, Mark Mazzetti, James Risen | Oct. 28, 2009 (News Report)

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 MuckRack, Jamal Dajani, Marc Ambinder, New York Times (Most Emailed), NewsRack (Afghanistan)

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Brock Mann
3.8
 by Brock Mann - Oct. 28, 2009

This is a story that is quality but at the same time is hard to believe. There are so many sources that went un-named it is in many ways hard to take as authentic. But, at the very least it's a compelling story.

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