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Afghanistan says to form new anti-corruption unit

Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:42am EST
(For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK])

KABUL, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Afghanistan will form a high-level anti-corruption unit to investigate graft among senior officials, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, after widespread criticism and demands from Washington the government must do more.

"President Hamid Karzai, after being re-elected for another five years, has dedicated his five years to fighting corruption," Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told a media conference, flanked by high-ranking Afghan, U.S. and British officials.

(Reporting by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Paul Tait) (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: here)


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