#Clientelism and Politics in Afghanistan

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Ahmed Wali Karzai, “The King of Kandahar” Assassinated
July 12, 2011 4 min. read

Ahmed Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother and, seemingly, sole proprietor of Kandahar-the birth place of the Taliban in Afghanistan–has been assassinated by a close family associate. The reason behind the assassination has not been revealed. This news fundamentally roils politics, strategy and hedging in and for Afghanistan. Ahmed Wali, the most important linchpin of […]

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