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    On Friday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Karzai's government had become a "by-word for corruption." "Cronies and warlords should have no place in the future of a democratic Afghanistan" Brown said. At a news conference Thursday Eide called for a "vigorous fight against corruption, efforts to improve the justice system and remove the culture of impunity." Full Article at Channel News Asia
    Cronies and warlords should have no place in the future of a democratic Afghanistan
    Gordon Brown – Gordon Brown SOURCE: Channel News Asia 4 weeks ago
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Afghanistan rejects UN, foreign criticism of Karzai
  1. Fighting corruption and strengthening a rule of law are preconditions for the creation of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Over the last few days some political and diplomatic circles and propaganda agencies of certain foreign countries have intervened in Afghanistan's internal affairs by issuing inst...
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 4 weeks ago
  2. Such instructions have violated respect for Afghanistan's national sovereignty.
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 4 weeks ago

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