Afghan president's half-brother denies corruption - World Service, Kabul

The half-brother of the Afghan president has denied any involvement in corruption. In an interview with the BBC, Ahmad Wali Karzai accused "local enemies" and and the Western media of spreading malicious rumours about him.

He has strenuously denied the allegations, accusing his critics of "seeking to defame him".

In an interview with the BBC, he said that Western officials had now realised that many of the allegations against him were baseless.

''Western officials have been victims of the negative propaganda against me by my opponents who have an agenda," he said. ''The Western media want to sell stories and that is why they base their reports on rumours.''

Mr Karzai denied that he was influencing government decision-making at the provincial level. BBC News - Afghan president's half-brother denies corruption

ځانګړې مرکه: احمدولي کرزی او له بهرنيانو سره يې اړيکي اوريدل