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Afghan president vows to tackle corruption

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove corrupt officials from government, after high-profile international criticism that graft has undermined coalition war efforts. Full Article at The Courier Mail

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  1. We are going to present to the government of Afghanistan and President Karzai a clear set of expectations and of accountability measures so there can be no doubt as to what we expect from this relationship
    Hillary Rodham Clinton – Hillary Rodham Clinton SOURCE: KansasCity.com 2 weeks ago
  2. Any commitments ... have to be met by an even greater commitment on the behalf of the government of President Karzai to deliver services for the people of Afghanistan, to begin the effort to root out corruption, to have more accountability and transparency in the way that the government operates
    Hillary Rodham Clinton – Hillary Rodham Clinton SOURCE: KansasCity.com 2 weeks ago
  3. We like our partners to have a lot of respect for Afghan sovereignty. Afghanistan is extremely sensitive about that
    Hamid Karzai – Hamid Karzai SOURCE: Zee News 2 weeks ago
  4. Because we don't yet have a formal reply from the Iranians it would premature to go to any next steps
    Hillary Rodham Clinton – Hillary Rodham Clinton SOURCE: KansasCity.com 2 weeks ago
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  1. Afghan men waiting to get a ride out of the city queue next to a giant poster of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
  2. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference as U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stands nearby, at the U.S. embassy on November 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  3. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari at the presidential palace on November 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Zardari arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 3: Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace on November 3, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Re-elected Karzai promised his new government would stop corruption and engage with Taliban insurgents.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 2: In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama talks President Barack Obama talks with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan during a phone call from the Oval Office on November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. MAIMAI, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 1: Afghan villagers stand outside a helicopter watching as election materials are unloaded on November 1, 2009 in the remote village of Maimai in Badakdshan province, Afghanistan.
  7. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 31: Afghan policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint on October31, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  8. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 28: An Afghan policeman stands guard by a Karzai poster after tensions in city remain high after a suicide bomb attack on an international guest house October 28, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  9. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 25: Top presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah talks on the phone inside his Kabul home October 25, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah and President Hamid Karzai will be facing each other in the November 7th run-off election.

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