Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half brother Wali has been the source of no small controversy over the past several years.
Simultaneously one of the most corrupt and influential politicians in the nation, reportedly a key player in the drug trade and on the CIA payroll, Wali Karzai
has come under renewed scrutiny as NATO’s attention has turned to his stronghold of Kandahar.
It was less than a month ago that the Pentagon was declaring Wali Karzai’s very presence a serious threat to the Kandahar invasion. But Hamid Karzai insisted his half brother would stay regardless of concerns and it appears the US has backed down.