his brother Hamid snippets>>> Soviet war in Afghanistan Karzai was involved in helping to provide financial and military support for the Mujahideen during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan.[9] The Mujahideen were secretly supplied and funded by the United States, and Karzai was a contact for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) at the time.[10]
In 2004 he rejected a US proposal to end poppy production in Afghanistan through aerial spraying of chemical herbicides, fearing that it would harm the economic situation of his countrymen. Moreover, Karzai's younger brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai -- who partially helped finance Karzai's presidential campaign—was rumored to be involved in narcotic deals[15] Karzai said that he has sought in writing a number of times, but failed to obtain, U.S. proof of allegations that his younger brother Ahmed Wali being involved in illegal drugs.[16][16] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Karzai#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-15
me thinks he isn't playing the CIA/Bush game to their satisfaction.. the Taliban had almost extinguished the opium trade and wouldn't play ball with the pipeline.. Timeline of Competition between Unocal and Bridas for the Afghanistan Pipeline
The Principal Players: Unocal | Bridas (Bridas has since merged with BP Amoco Argentina)