“Could Karzai be funded by opium?”
In part, yes. The rumor among the locals is that Karzai’s brother is a big drug kingpin.
>“Could Karzai be funded by opium?”
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>In part, yes. The rumor among the locals is that Karzai’s >brother is a big drug kingpin.
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Ain’t no rumor. It is his younger brother who is the drug dealer and general criminal. His other specialization is obtaining land and property by intimidation, threats and just throwing people out. Alot of people want this guy dead and Karzai is unwilling and unable to do anything about it. Karzai’s younger brother is not the only one playing this game, which is the basic Afghan business model going back to when the Soviets left, and started up again toward the end of Taliban rule.