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British Brought in Taliban Impostor: Karzai Aide

UK intelligence paid fake senior insurgent

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2010 9:11 AM CST

(Newser) – British officials are at fault for bringing a Taliban impostor to Afghanistan’s presidential palace to meet Hamid Karzai, the president’s chief of staff tells the Washington Post. An Afghan at the meeting knew the man wasn’t top Taliban figure Mullah Akhtar Mohammad...   Read full story »

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