KABUL — United States Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior Afghan officials in Kabul Wednesday, amid rising concerns in Washington over the toll corruption is taking on the U.S.-led war effort.
Holder’s visit comes at a sensitive time. U.S. lawmakers this week vowed to block U.S. funds for non-military and humanitarian aid in Afghanistan in response to reports suggesting that Afghan officials are doing little to curb widespread corruption and in some instances have hindered U.S. efforts to bring prominent Afghan officials to justice.
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