Kabul, November 09: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under fire from his international partners to clean up his administration, insisted Sunday there’s no place for corrupt officials within his government.
US President Barack Obama and other international leaders have urged Karzai to crack down on corruption after he won Afghanistan’s fraud-marred election by default. Karzai was proclaimed the winner last week after his main challenger pulled out of a runoff, saying he did not expect a fair vote.
“Individuals who are involved in corruption will have no place in the government,” Karzai said in an interview with the US Public Broadcasting Service.
Karzai also said donor countries share some of the responsibility for rampant corruption because of a poorly structured system to manage projects. The UN and some donor countries have also cited the need for a more efficient system to guarantee the money serves the Afghan people.
—–Agencies