US probing Karzai's brother over corruption
Federal prosecutors in New York have reportedly launched a criminal investigation against Mahmood Karzai, the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, raising the stakes in Washington's dealings with the Karzai government.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mahmood Karzai has become a centre of attention in a corruption probe handled by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, an office that has a history of charging, extraditing and trying suspects in far-flung parts of the world, including Afghanistan. (News agencies)
