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Afghan corruption tough to combat

November 3, 2009 By The Associated Press KATHY GANNON (Associated Press Writers), ROBERT H. REID (Associated Press Writers)

KABUL (AP) — President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise. Standing at Karzai's side on Tuesday were his two vice presidents — both former warlords widely believed to have looted Afghanistan for years.

Reform is a tall order in a country awash in drug money. Afghans pay bribes for everything from driver's licenses to police protection, and the elite...

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