Corruption Found Throughout Afghan Government

Leaked memos from Wikileaks indicate that coalition documents show that Karzai and almost his entire government is rampart with corruption.  The coalition nations seem unable and unwilling to stem the corruption.  A case in point - the Ministry of Transportation collects $200 million annually in fees in truck traffic but turns over only $30 million to the government.  Meanwhile much of the aid money that pours into Afghanistan gets diverted for other uses - lining the pockets of the ruling elite.  Read more in "Mission Impossible: Standing up to Afghanistan", The Star, December 3, 2010.