Luck runs out for President Karzai’s half brother

Ahmad Wali Karzai, the head of the Kandahar provincial council and the half brother of President Karzai, has been assassinated.

He was shot twice by the head of security, Sardar Mohammed (who was shot dead on the spot).

Ahmad Wali Karzai was considered a highly corrupt warlord who was involved in the drug trade.

There is an old Afghan saying “whoever rules Kandahar rules Afghanistan”. Given the dire state of internal affairs in Afghanistan at the moment, the assassination of such a corrupt official might invite the possibility of a more moderate one to rule such an important province in Afghanistan.