11 July 2011 - 19:30

Taliban declares the assassination of President Karzai's younger brother as one of its biggest achievements in nearly a decade of war

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination of President Hamid Karzai's younger brother on Tuesday, calling it "one of our biggest achievements" in nearly a decade of war.

Taliban spokesman Usuf Ahmadi told AFP by telephone that the group had recently assigned a gunman to kill Ahmed Wali Karzai, a hugely powerful and controversial figure in the Afghan south.

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