Op-Ed Contributor: The Afghan Enforcer I Knew - AHMED RASHID, nytimes

SENIOR American and NATO officers in Afghanistan have wanted Ahmed Wali Karzai gone — set aside, retired, out of the country or worse — for many years now. His killing by a close family associate yesterday may have granted their wishes. But what now follows the death of the most powerful political broker in southern Afghanistan may be much worse than Mr. Karzai ever was. - Op-Ed Contributor: The Afghan Enforcer I Knew - AHMED RASHID