Karzai Dismissal of Graft Investigation Endangers Anti-Corruption Initiatives

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Monday, November 1, 2010
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
26
Issue: 
11
Abstract: 
On July 25, 2010, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai intervened to dismiss criminal investigations of Mohammed Zia Saleh, a member of Afghanistan’s National Security Council, for suspicions of graft, threatening the anti-corruption initiatives in Afghanistan and the very integrity of the Karzai Administration...(more)...