Karzai's Half-Brother Assassinated In Kandahar

by Steve Inskeep, NPR

In Afghanistan, the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai was assassinated at his home in the southern part of the country, in the city of Kandahar Tuesday. Ahmed Wali Karzai was repeatedly accused of corruption and of having links to drug trafficking, yet the Afghan president continued to defend him.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, July 12, 2011