Ahmad Wali Karzai was shot dead

Ahmad Wali Karzai, the brother of Afghanistan president, Hamid Karzai, was shot dead by a bodyguard, on Tuesday 12 July. ahmad wali is one of the most powerful men in southern Afghanistan, Kandahar. "My brother was martyred in his home today. This is the life of all Afghanistan. I hope the suffering of every citizen of Afghanistan one day will end," said Karzai started a press conference with French partner, Nicolas zarkozy, in Kabul. according to an official at the hospital, ahmad wali died after being shot twice in the head and chest. Head of counter-terrorism department of the ministry, Abdul Ghafar sayedzada suspect it done by someone from the inner circle. "ahmad wali seems to have been murdered by one of his own bodyguards and no external parties involved" said sayedzada told Reuters. Ahmad trustee, chairman of the Kandahar provincial council has survived two other murders in recent years. in May 2009 he was ambushed in the middle of the road to Kabul by Taliban militants, killing a bodyguard. And in November 2008 ahmad wali also escaped unharmed from an attack on government buildings, including homes, killing six Taliban militants claimed orang.kelompok commit the murder by claiming to have persuaded one of his bodyguards Karzay to be executor. The success of these killings they called one of the greatest achievements. Taliban spokesman, Yusuf Ahmadi, said they had commissioned one of his gunners to kill Ahmad Wali. According to a witness who was unwilling called his name, ahmad wali pulh aged about five years in shooting one of his bodyguards to use AK-47 type rifles. Ahmad wali murder motive is unclear but his death is a severe blow to the efforts the United States (U.S.) and coalition forces to curb violence in southern Afghanistan.