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16 Nov 2011

Afghan finance minister admits doubts over Kabul Bank’s missing $1bn

Serious doubts remain that Afghanistan will be able to recover nearly $1bn ( 631.4m)frittered away on disastrous business ventures and now worthless Dubai properties by the disgraced former owners of Kabul Bank, the country's finance minister has said.
Serious doubts remain that Afghanistan will be able to recover nearly $1bn ( 631.4m)frittered away on disastrous...
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corruption, financial aid, imf
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2 Aug 2011

Afghan president’s senior aide quits

The Afghanistan president's communications director and spokesman has resigned. Waheed Omer, who had been in the post for nearly two years, had the tough job of managing President Hamid Karzai's relations with Afghan and international media amid increasing violence in the country and tense ties between the president and his Western allies.
The Afghanistan president's communications director and spokesman has resigned. Waheed Omer, who had been in the post...
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24 Jul 2011

Report Finds Vast Waste in U.S. War Contracts

The U.S. has wasted or misspent $34 billion contracting for services in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a draft report by a bipartisan congressional panel, the most comprehensive effort so far to tally the overall cost of a decade of battlefield contracting in America's two big wars.
The U.S. has wasted or misspent $34 billion contracting for services in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a draft...
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13 Jul 2011

The Afghan Enforcer I Knew

SENIOR American and NATO officers in Afghanistan have wanted Ahmed Wali Karzai gone - set aside, retired, out of the country or worse - for many years now. His killing by a close family associate yesterday may have granted their wishes. But what now follows the death of the most powerful political broker in southern Afghanistan may be much worse than Mr. Karzai ever was.
SENIOR American and NATO officers in Afghanistan have wanted Ahmed Wali Karzai gone - set aside, retired, out of...
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29 Jun 2011

Afghan banker: I have evidence of death plot

Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, the former governor of the Afghan central bank, has told Al Jazeera that he has evidence of a plot to kill him. "I have credible evidence to suggest that my life was completely in danger, and the government was part of this plan" Fitrat said in an interview with Al Jazeera in Washington on Tuesday.
Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, the former governor of the Afghan central bank, has told Al Jazeera that he has evidence of a plot...
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28 Jun 2011

Afghan central bank governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat quits

The governor of Afghanistan's central bank, Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, has resigned, saying he feels his life is in danger after investigating fraud. He said the government had interfered in his efforts to pursue those responsible for massive corruption at the privately-owned Kabul Bank.
The governor of Afghanistan's central bank, Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, has resigned, saying he feels his life is in danger...
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banker, corruption
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24 Jun 2011

Unseated Afghan MPs threaten protests

Dozens of Afghan MPs unseated by a special election court investigating allegations of fraud and irregularities have threatened to call for protests, including blocking the country's roads.
Dozens of Afghan MPs unseated by a special election court investigating allegations of fraud and irregularities have...
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8 Jun 2011

Review Finds Poor Planning and Waste in Afghan Aid

A comprehensive review of American nation-building efforts in Afghanistan paints a dim picture of poor planning and inefficiency. Much of the billions of dollars spent on aid projects has been ill thought out and has fueled corruption, the review says, while the efforts have drawn the best and the brightest Afghans away from government jobs where they are badly needed.
A comprehensive review of American nation-building efforts in Afghanistan paints a dim picture of poor planning and...
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aid projects, corruption
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21 Apr 2011

Plan rolled out to rescue troubled Afghan bank

Afghan officials plan to sell part of troubled Kabul Bank, the country's biggest financial institution, in hope of clearing the way to resume international aid temporarily suspended last year after the bank's loan scandal.
Afghan officials plan to sell part of troubled Kabul Bank, the country's biggest financial institution, in hope of...
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8 Oct 2010

Inquiry Finds Guards at U.S. Bases Are Tied to Taliban

Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to guard American military bases in Afghanistan, exposing United States soldiers to surprise attack and confounding the fight against insurgents, according to a Senate investigation.
Afghan private security forces with ties to the Taliban, criminal networks and Iranian intelligence have been hired to...
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26 Aug 2010

Key Karzai Aide in Corruption Inquiry Is Linked to C.I.A.

KABUL, Afghanistan - The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive corruption investigation is being paid by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to Afghan and American officials.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The aide to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan at the center of a politically sensitive...
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8 Jun 2010

Wali Karzai A Deal We Should Refuse by Kelley B. Vlahos

Known as the "King of Kandahar," Karzai has an iron grip on every political and commercial enterprise in southern Afghanistan. Though he vehemently denies much of it, numerous reports have him pegged as the godfather who lets nothing trucks carrying supplies, private security guards, property transactions, even opium shipments, and the secret police move until he gets a cut. He s been accused of taking over local law enforcement, stealing land for his cronies, stuffing ballot boxes for his brother, and disappearing his political enemies.
Known as the "King of Kandahar," Karzai has an iron grip on every political and commercial enterprise in southern...
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corruption, peace, war
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5 Apr 2010

The opium wars in Afghanistan

From its roots in the CIA's covert battle against Soviet occupation in the 1970s, through decades of war that fertilized it, poppy cultivation has transformed Afghanistan into an opium-dependent state supplying 90% of the world's heroin. Support for a return to traditional agriculture can break the stranglehold - and be cheaper in every way than a military solution.
From its roots in the CIA's covert battle against Soviet occupation in the 1970s, through decades of war that fertilized...
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7 Mar 2010

Karzai gets an earful in town seized from Taliban

MARJAH, Afghanistan Elders in a former Taliban stronghold berated and challenged Afghanistan's president Sunday, delivering a litany of complaints about government corruption and NATO's military operations on the Afghan leader's first visit to Marjah.
MARJAH, Afghanistan Elders in a former Taliban stronghold berated and challenged Afghanistan's president Sunday,...
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