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October 28, 2009

Report: Karzai Brother Paid by US for CIA-Run Paramilitary Force
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In other Afghan war news, the New York Times is reporting the brother of
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has been on the CIA payroll for much of
the past eight years. Ahmed Wali Karzai has drawn controversy over his
alleged ties to the Afghan opium trade. The New York Times reports
Zarzai has helped recruit a CIA-controlled Afghan paramilitary force
that operates in the southern city of Kandahar.



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