Clouds Near Karzai Darken the Road Ahead

KABUL, Afghanistan — At midday, the glare and dust obscures Afghanistan’s horizon in what seems a metaphor for the position of the Afghan president as political and economic crises mount on every front: it is increasingly hard to see how he will find his way. - Clouds Near Karzai Darken the Road Ahead -- Karzai Buries a Brother, and Appoints Another as Successor - nytimes