Afghan leader takes control of vote fraud panel - Associated Press

KABUL -- Afghanistan's president has taken control of a formerly independent body that monitors election fraud, raising concern Tuesday that he's reneging on promises to clean up corruption and cronyism - a pillar of the Obama administration's plan to erode support for the Taliban.

"The international members had large salaries and didn't care about Afghanistan's national interest," Syamak Herawi said. "Now there won't be any interference. The foreigners can be observers." - NATO commander takes apology direct to Afghans

Afghan leader takes control of vote fraud panel‎ - MiamiHerald