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, NewsRack (Afghanistan), New York Times (Most Emailed)To:
Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.
Note:
This frank and quite disturbing article about Ahmed Wali Karzai reveals some of the current problems the U.S. are facing in Afghanistan. It tries to offer a balanced view while many questions remain open.
If we are going to conduct a population-centric strategy in Afghanistan, and we are perceived as backing thugs, then we are just undermining ourselves.
I really hope the Obama administration will keep the promise to crack down on the drug lords in Afghanistan. It's a question of political credibility.