ROAD CONCERNS - U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Brooks and his soldiers meet with Janqudam Malik to discuss his concerns with the village road following heavy rains in Afghanistan's Parwan province, Sept. 1, 2010. Brooks, a commander, is assigned to Company A, 86th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina L. GuptonLoss Of Faith In Afghan Leaders May Hurt Push Against Taliban -- Dexter Filkens, New York Times
Kabul, Afghanistan
THE government of President Hamid Karzai may be awash in corruption, venality and graft, but if you walk the tattered halls of the ministries here, it is remarkably easy to find an honest man.
One of them is Fazel Ahmad Faqiryar, who last month took the politically risky course of trying to prosecute senior members of Mr. Karzai’s government. Two weeks ago, Mr. Faqiryar was fired from his job as deputy attorney general — on the order, it appears, of Mr. Karzai himself.
“The law in this country is only for the poor,” Mr. Faqiryar said afterward.
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