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Published 11/07/2009 by Topnews.in


Karzai will lose international support if he fails to get rid of corruption: Brown

London, Nov. 7 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai that he would lose international support if he fails to get rid of corruption prevalent in his government.

The Guardian quoted Brown as saying that he was "not prepared to put the lives of British men and women in harm''s way...

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Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of Karzai
Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry has rejected comments from the top U.N. official in the country warning President Hamid Karzai to combat corruption or risk losing ... - [11/08/2009 - Truth News]
Afghan government accuses UN envoy of acting be...
Kabul - Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that top United Nations envoy in the country was acting beyond his authority by instructing the new government ... - [11/08/2009 - Monsters and Critics]
Brother of Afghan Leader Said to Be Paid by C.I.A.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country’s booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments ... - [11/08/2009 - Global Research]
Karzai must follow words with action - [11/07/2009 - Abu Dhabi National]
On Hamid Karzai's tightrope - [11/07/2009 - Miami Herald]
Karzai urged to fight corruption - [11/07/2009 - Khaleej Times]
Afghans say UN official out of line - [11/07/2009 - Irish Independent]
Fight corruption, Karzai: UN - [11/07/2009 - Straits Times]
Afghanistan rejects criticism - [11/07/2009 - News24.com]
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Karzai "s commitment to change will come at his inauguration in a few weeks."
Karzai will lose international support if he fails to get rid of corruption: Brown [Topnews.in - 11/07/2009]

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