Top of the Hour: Afghan President’s Half-Brother Assassinated, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Ahmed Wali Karzai, the powerful half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was reportedly assassinated by his own bodyguard this morning in Kandahar. Freelance journalist Matthieu Aikens  has the latest on the story.

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