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Ashraf Ghani Vows Urgent Action on Corruption in Afghanistan
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani vowed on Friday to take immediate action to tackle corruption if elected, acknowledging that donors had grown disgruntled over misuse of aid.
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sacks key ally of the West
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sacked five provincial governors, including a key Western ally in one of the most turbulent battlegrounds of the south, officials said on Thursday. Government insiders said the move was part of efforts to reform and fight corruption, but the dismissal of Mohammad Gulab Mangal in Helmand province could ruffle Britis...
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Karzai says donors must help fight Afghan graft
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that he is encouraged by pledges to provide Afghanistan with $16 billion in aid, but warned that corruption in his country cannot be rooted out unless donors themselves take more action.
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Loss of faith in Afghan leaders may hurt push against Taliban
The government of President Hamid Karzai may be awash in corruption, venality and graft, but if you walk the tattered halls of the ministries here, it is remarkably easy to find an honest man.One of them is Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar, who last month took the politically risky course of trying to prosecute senior members of Mr. Karzai's government. Two we...
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Key Karzai aide in corruption inquiry is linked to CIA
The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive corruption investigation is being paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Afghan and American officials. Mohammed Zia Salehi, the chief of administration for the National Security Council, appears to have been on the payroll for many years, acco...
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Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Talking tough, US President Barack Obama has vowed to deny a safe haven to Al-Qaida and reverse "Taliban's momentum" in Afghanistan, as he asked his counterpart Hamid Karzai to act decisively against corruption on his first visit to the country.
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Show results or we'll find someone else: US to Karzai
In a stern message to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, the United States has warned him to act fast against corruption and governance failing which it will find someone else for the job.
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Ashraf Ghani Vows Urgent Action on Corruption in Afghanistan
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani vowed on Friday to take immediate action to tackle corruption if elected, acknowledging that donors had grown disgruntled over misuse of aid.
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sacks key ally of the West
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sacked five provincial governors, including a key Western ally in one of the most turbulent battlegrounds of the south, officials said on Thursday. Government insiders said the move was part of efforts to reform and fight corruption, but the dismissal of Mohammad Gulab Mangal in Helmand province could ruffle Britis...
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Karzai says donors must help fight Afghan graft
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that he is encouraged by pledges to provide Afghanistan with $16 billion in aid, but warned that corruption in his country cannot be rooted out unless donors themselves take more action.
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Loss of faith in Afghan leaders may hurt push against Taliban
The government of President Hamid Karzai may be awash in corruption, venality and graft, but if you walk the tattered halls of the ministries here, it is remarkably easy to find an honest man.One of them is Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar, who last month took the politically risky course of trying to prosecute senior members of Mr. Karzai's government. Two we...
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Key Karzai aide in corruption inquiry is linked to CIA
The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive corruption investigation is being paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Afghan and American officials. Mohammed Zia Salehi, the chief of administration for the National Security Council, appears to have been on the payroll for many years, acco...
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Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Talking tough, US President Barack Obama has vowed to deny a safe haven to Al-Qaida and reverse "Taliban's momentum" in Afghanistan, as he asked his counterpart Hamid Karzai to act decisively against corruption on his first visit to the country.
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Show results or we'll find someone else: US to Karzai
In a stern message to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, the United States has warned him to act fast against corruption and governance failing which it will find someone else for the job.
