Ahmed Wali Karzai

Ahmed Wali Karzai
احمد ولي کرزی
Karzai in June 2010
Born1961
Karz, Kandahar Province, Kingdom of Afghanistan[1]
Died(2011-07-12)12 July 2011 (aged 50)
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Occupation(s)Politician, businessman
Known forPolitics, running a restaurant
Children2 sons and 3 daughters

Ahmed Wali Karzai (Pashto: احمد ولي کرزی, Aḥmad Walī Karzay, 1961 – 12 July 2011) was an Afghan politician who served as Chairman of the Kandahar Provincial Council from 2005 until his death.[2][3] He was the younger paternal half-brother of former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and an elder of the Popalzai tribe. Wali Karzai formerly lived in the United States, where he managed a restaurant owned by his family. He returned to Afghanistan following the removal of the Taliban government in late 2001. He has been accused of political corruption[4] and was allegedly on the CIA payroll.[5] He was assassinated by one of his close bodyguards, Sardar Mohammad, on 12 July 2011.[6]

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  4. ^ Tariq Ali, New Left Review 50, March–April 2008. "Mirage of the Good War"
  5. ^ Filkins, Dexter, Mark Mazzetti, and James Risen (27 October 2009)."Brother of Afghan leader said to be paid by C.I.A.". The New York Times.
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