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Karzai: 'No place' for corrupt officials

Key dates leading to Sunday's announcement by Abdullah Abdullah, chief rival to President Hamid Karzai, that he would withdraw from Saturday's runoff election: February-March: President Obama orders 21,000 more servicemembers into Afghanistan, nearly... Full Article at USA Today

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  1. Individuals who are involved in corruption will have no place in the government
    Hamid Karzai – Hamid Karzai SOURCE: USA Today 2 weeks ago
  2. There is no accountability of their contracts and there is a serious corruption in the implementation of those projects. And the responsibility for this corruption is the international community ... I am hopeful that by joint cooperation we will be able to overcome all these challenges.
    Hamid Karzai – Hamid Karzai SOURCE: USA Today 2 weeks ago
  3. I have no interest in the future cabinet of Karzai's government and I will pursue my agenda, which is change
    – Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Expressindia.com 2 weeks ago
  4. A government which is derived from such an illegal decision will not be able to deliver
    – Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Expressindia.com 2 weeks ago
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Cast of Characters

  1. Abdullah Abdullah
  2. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai
  3. Taliban Taliban
  4. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  5. Gordon Brown Gordon Brown
  6. NATO NATO