Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half brother killed by bodyguard

 

 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai’s half brother, the most powerful man in southern Afghanistan and a lightning rod for criticism of corruption in the government, was assassinated Tuesday by a close associate. His death leaves a dangerous power vacuum in the south just as the government has begun peace talks with insurgents ahead of a U.S. withdrawal.

Afghan president's half-brother shot dead

• Petraeus calls the shooting "unfathomable"
• The Taliban claims responsibility
• Hamid Karzai: "The Afghanistan people have suffered a lot"
• A guard kills Ahmed Wali Karzai, the governor's spokesman says

Army Ranger receives Medal of Honor for heroics in Afghanistan

• Petry will be the second living Medal of Honor recipient from the Iraq and Afghan wars
• He was wounded by a bullet that went through both legs while serving in Afghanistan
• He then picked up an enemy grenade and tossed it away from fellow soldiers
• If not for Petry's actions, "we would have been seriously injured or killed," a Ranger writes