BU Now » Opium http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Karzai’s brother on CIA payroll http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/10/28/karzais-brother-on-cia-payroll/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/10/28/karzais-brother-on-cia-payroll/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:03:24 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=3545 karzaiIn an diplomatic bombshell, the New York Times reports that Afghan President Karzai’s brother – long a suspect in that nation’s opium trade – is on the CIA’s payroll and has been for years.  Journalism Professor Nick Mills, who came to know the future president in the ’80s when Mills ran BU’s Afghan Media Project, says this explains why there was no “hard evidence” for Karzai to remove his brother from power.

“The hard evidence is all in the CIA’s possession — and obviously Karzai knew it, which further erodes his legitimacy as president.”

Contact Nick Mills, 617-353-3492, nmills@bu.edu

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