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NEWS ABOUT: Ahmed Wali Karzai

Ahmed Wali Karzai stories: 5 news summaries
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 Karzai's Brother 
 a Bad Investment for CIA 

Alleged drug runner undermines US effort

Oct 28, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one in Afghanistan will be shocked by the allegations that Ahmed Wali Karzai is a drug runner on the CIA payroll, writes Aryn Baker. The accusations are old news, and Aghans have always figured brother Hamid for a US stooge anyway. But it’s probably fairly shocking to Americans,... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Hamid Karzai • corruption • Afghanistan war • Ahmed Wali Karzai

 Karzai's Brother 
 on CIA Payroll: Insiders 

Ahmed Wali Karzai has been linked to Afghanistan drug trade

Oct 27, 09 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been on the CIA’s payroll for much of the past 8 years, a time during which he’s boosted his personal power in a large area of southern Afghanistan—and been linked to the opium trade. Ahmed Wali Karzai denies the... More »

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Afghanistan • CIA • Hamid Karzai • intelligence spending • opium • drug trade • Afghanistan war • Ahmed Wali Karzai

 Karzai Set Up 800 
 Fake Poll Sites, 
 Say Diplomats 

Ten times as many ballots as voters, say Western officials

Sep 7, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hamid Karzai's supporters set up hundreds of fake polling stations that delivered hundreds of thousands of votes to the Afghan president, even though nobody voted there, diplomats tell the New York Times. The incumbent's team created as many as 800 fake sites, existing only on paper. Karzai allies also occupied... More »

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Afghanistan • voter fraud • Hamid Karzai • Pashtun • Kandahar • ballots • Ahmed Wali Karzai • Afghanistan election

 Karzai Team Forged All 24K 
 Ballots in 1 District: Charge 

Afghan president's campaign allegedly detained tribal leader, closed polls

Sep 2, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tribal leaders in southern Afghanistan make the strongest allegations yet of ballot fraud, telling Dexter Filkins of the New York Times that in their district, "Hamid Karzai's people stuffed all the ballot boxes." Members of the Bariz tribe, who endorsed challenger Abdullah Abdullah, say aides to Karzai's brother—... More »

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Afghanistan • voter fraud • Hamid Karzai • election fraud • ballots • Ahmed Wali Karzai • Abdullah Abdullah • Afghanistan election

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Karzai's Brother Threatened Me: US Reporter

Questions on alleged involvement in Afghan drug trade enrage him

May 11, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out Ahmed Wali Karzai is a bit touchy about his alleged ties to Afghanistan’s drug trade. When McClatchy reporter Tom Lasseter tried to interview the president’s brother about the allegations, he said they were part of a political plot against his brother. But when Lasseter began... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • drug trafficking • opium • Ahmed Wali Karzai

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