Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt - AP

Karzai also said donor countries share some of the responsibility for rampant corruption because of a poorly structured system to manage projects.

"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 (with) the international community," Karzai said. - Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt

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