Transcript: Expert On U.S. Role In Afghanistan

RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
11-12-2009
Expert On U.S. Role In Afghanistan

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 10:00-11:00 AM


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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

For the Obama administration, a reliable partner would be one willing and able to crack down on the rampant corruption in Afghanistan. It is the single biggest reason that many Afghans are disillusioned with their government and their president. This week on PBS NewsHour, President Hamid Karzai put some of the blame on the West and the flow of international money into Afghanistan. He called it, quote, "a new kind of corruption."

(Soundbite of TV show, "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer")

President HAMID KARZAI (Afghanistan): The lack of ...

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