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Karzai's Half-Brother Assassinated In Kandahar

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 07/12/2011 - 3:21am

In Afghanistan, the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai was assassinated at his home in the southern part of the country, in the city of Kandahar Tuesday.

Ahmed Wali Karzai was repeatedly accused of corruption and of having links to drug trafficking, yet the Afghan president continued to defend him.

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Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Tue, 02/10/2009 - 4:55pm

Or, maybe not. Identical twins both acquitted because no one could tell which one of them did it.

Because the brothers’ identical features made it impossible for officers who were testifying to point out which one had been found with the key, Judge Ibrahim said she had no choice but to acquit both men.

She called the ruling “a very unique case.” Court officials familiar with the case could not be reached for comment.