the united states sending pakistan a strong message the pakistani relationship is difficult but it must be made to work overtime. but until we get through these difficulties, we will hold back some of the many that the american taxpayers have committed to give. some $800 million? yep. it s a lot of cash but is it a political move. our next guest called out the pakistani government in 2006 claiming they knew osama bin laden in s location. peter thompson joins me. he s the author of the new book the wars of afghanistan. good to see you. thank you. i want to get your thoughts we reported that the half-brother of huh mean karzai in afghanistan has been assassinated. how does that affect the relationships? he was assassinated by the taliban. this reflects assistmatic policy of the taliban and their isi
no, that s not rick santorum. fox & friends starts right now. gretchen: good morning, hope you re having a great tuesday. let s kick off this hour with some headlines because we have a fox news alert to tell you about. that is the half brother of afghan brother hamid karzai has been assassinated. he was killed in his home in kandahar by one of his own bodyguards. the younger karzai was one of the most powerful figures in the southern region of that country. he reportedly had ties to the drug trade and was also on the c.i.a. payroll at one point. earlier we were joined by afghanistan expert peter thompson who calls karzai s death a blow to the u.s. effort. this reflects a systematic policy of the taliban and their isi handlers, the intelligence organization, is, i think, behind this as well.