Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai says he intervened to secure release of imprisoned aide

Afghan President Hamid Karzai admitted Sunday to intervening on behalf of one of his top aides imprisoned on corruption charges. -- "Yes, absolutely I intervened," Karzai said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "Not only did I intervene, but I intervened very, very strongly."
Karzai said Salehi was taken from his home by armed men in the middle of the night and thrown into prison, likening the tactic to those employed by the former Soviet Union during its occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. ... More, - Karzai says he helped aide
Karzai says he sought release of aide

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