Fighting corruption is key to U.S. support, U.S. Sen. John Kerry tells Afghan president

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

Fighting corruption is key to U.S. support, U.S. Sen. John Kerry tells Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Sen. John Kerry told the president of Afghanistan on Tuesday that his efforts to battle corruption are crucial if he wants to retain the support of U.S. taxpayers as more American troops are dying in the war.

Kerry met twice with President Hamid Karzai as U.S. lawmakers increasingly doubt that the military effort can succeed without a serious campaign against the bribery and graft that have eroded the Afghan people's trust in their government.

"I think that in the next days, the government of Afghanistan's response to anti-corruption efforts are a key test of its ability to regain the confidence of the people and provide the kind of governance that the American people are prepared to support," Kerry told reporters.

The trip comes just days after the arrest of one of Karzai's top advisers, Mohammad Zia Salehi, on suspicion of accepting a car in exchange for help exerting pressure on Afghan officials to ease off in another corruption case.





Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/08/17/2409900/fighting-corruption-is-key-to.html

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good luck with that.

I just don't see corruption ending there.

Karzai is up to at least his eyeballs in it.