Karzai vows to eradicate corruption after winning new term in Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on November 3, 2009. Re-elected Karzai vowed that his new government would eradicate corruption and offered an olive branch to Taliban insurgents, launching his program for another five years in office. UPI/Hossein Fatemi
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under Western pressure to crack down on government corruption as he begins another term, has delayed announcing his new Cabinet.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked the United States and its allies for patience if his country can't take over responsibility for its security by July 2011.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan says the United States is making some of the same mistakes the Soviet Union did during its military campaign.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai must commit to benchmarks on corruption and developing security forces, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday.
