Afghan leader Karzai vows to tackle corruption
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KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised on Tuesday to tackle the "stain" of corruption after criticism from Western supporters in the wake of his re-election.
"Now we are determined to use all our forces, by any means, to remove this stain from our soil," Karzai said in a nationally televised victory speech.
(Reporting by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Paul Tait) (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: here)
KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised on Tuesday to tackle the "stain" of corruption after criticism from Western supporters in the wake of his re-election.
"Now we are determined to use all our forces, by any means, to remove this stain from our soil," Karzai said in a nationally televised victory speech.
(Reporting by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by Paul Tait) (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: here)
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