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Paying Off the Warlords: Anatomy of an Afghan Culture of Corruption

Date: November 17, 2009

Author: Pratap Chatterjee

QUOTE: Afghan political analysts observe that Ghazanfar and Zahid Walid are striking examples of the multimillion-dollar business conglomerates, financed by American as well as Afghan tax dollars and connected to powerful political figures, that have... emerged as part of a pervasive culture of corruption here.

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Key People:

• Gen. Tommy R. Franks
• Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward
• President Hamid Karzai

Key Organizations:

• Black & Veatch (BV)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• Nation Institute
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Abuse of Power (Organizations)

• Businesses & Organizations
  • Ethics (Organizational)
    • Corruption

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government scandals/corruption
    • International Relations/Diplomacy
      • Foreign Aid
      • War/Military
        • Military Intervention

• Eurasia / Central Asia
  • Afghanistan

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