Ahmed Wali Karzai

Ahmed Wali Karzai, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother and head of Afghanistan’s Kandahar provincial council, was killed early Tuesday morning at his home. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination, though their claims remain unconfirmed. Karzai was a powerful figure in Kandahar and his death may result in an unpredictable struggle for power, impacting […]

Reports out of Afghanistan this morning are now saying Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of President Hamid Karzai and one of the most powerful men in the south of the country, was shot dead at point blank range by Sardar Mohammed, who The New York Times  describes as “a regular visitor to Mr. Karzai’s residence in central […]

Freelance journalist Matthieu Aikens  joins the program again with the latest on the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

Details continue to come in after Ahmed Wali Karzai was shot and killed by a trusted friend and member of his security detail in Kandahar this morning. Karzai was the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The BBC’s Bilal Sawary, who has met Ahmed Wali Karzai before, has the latest details of this developing story.

Daoud Sultanzoy, Afghani parliament member speaks about Ahmed Wali Karzai’s death, and Joshua Foust, a fellow at the American Security Project, talks about what’s next for NATO’s fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan.