DTN News - AFGHAN WAR NEWS: Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s Brother Ahmed Wali Karzai Killed In Kandahar....NSI News Source Info # 2210(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 12, 2011: His assassination in Kandahar removes an embarrassment but leaves behind an even bigger headache: how to fill the political and security vacuum left behind.
Hamid Karzai confirmed his half-brother's death in a news conference with the visiting French president Nicolas Sarkozy, saying "this is the life of the Afghan people", Al Jazeera reported.
Ahmed Wali Karzai was described many ways: opium dealer, CIA agent, tribal leader and the real power behind his maligned brother, President Hamid Karzai.
Initial reports said Wali Karzai was gunned down by a bodyguard with an AK-47 assault rifle while he entertained guests at his home.
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