Afghanistan: The Taliban Plot to Assassinate Karzai

The Daily Beast has learned that the Taliban nearly pulled off a similar attempt on the life of no less than Afghan President Hamid Karzai two years ago. Readers may recall the revelation in late 2010 that a supposed Taliban peace envoy was actually an impostor, not the senior insurgent leader he had pretended to be. - The Plot to Kill Karzai - Sami Yousafzai