Corruption Undercuts U.S. Hope for Afghan Police

If the experience of the American troops already training police officers in Ghazni Province is any indication, better policing may be impossible for Afghanistan unless government officials at all levels stop cannibalizing their civil administration and police force for a quick profit. Full Story »

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Apr. 9, 2009

Wasn't "Thieves of Baghdad" an old movie. This is their culture. Thousands of years of bribery will not be undone by Obama or anyone else. This well written and informative article just skim's the top of the corruption in Afghan.

If you can't trust the police to help you with a problem, what's the point of training them with billions of U.S. dollars.

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