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Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:38 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Telegraph


Afghanistan: Barack Obama warns Hamid karzai to tackle corruption

"I emphasised that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter," Mr Obama said in describing his congratulatory phone call to Mr Karzai.

Mr Obama told Mr Karzai that "the proof is not going to be in words. It's going to be in deeds."

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"I emphasised that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter" Mr Obama said in describing...
Afghanistan: Barack Obama warns Hamid karzai to tackle corruption [Telegraph - 11/03/2009]
...Mr Karzai that "the proof is not going to be in words. It's going to be in deeds."
Afghanistan: Barack Obama warns Hamid karzai to tackle corruption [Telegraph - 11/03/2009]

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