Classic journalism. A good story supported by interviews, research, and accounts of individual experiences. Troubling journalism. If this country is the real battleground of terrorism, the absolute corruption of everyone in leadership of a government “taken over by drug traffickers” may doom America’s role to a fate similar to Iraq. After all, it was Afghanistan, not Reagan, that was really a major factor in the fall of Communist Russia.

Excellent report on rising corruption in Afghanistan, where bribes are common practice throughout the government, even at the highest levels of the Karzai administration. This article cites extensive evidence from multiple sources, and provides useful context to shed lights on this critical issue for Afghanistan.

It seems to be a thorough study, with several first hand stories, of corruption in the land we say we are trying to democratize.

A first-rate story from the New York Times' former embedded journalist in Iraq that examines the widespread corruption in Afghan government. Excellent sourcing and on-the-ground reporting.