US envoy to Afghanistan openly questions Kabul's commitment to fighting corruption after reports surface that a key figure in a massive banking scandal was released into house arrest after a $30 million donation to President Ghani's poll campaign
Washington-based Special Inspector-General for Afghan Reconstruction said in a report earlier this year that the country may not be ready for peace unless it finds a way to reintegrate Taliban fighters into society and combat"endemic corruption".
Ambassador John Bass's comments came after local media reports alleged that former Kabul Bank chief executive Khalilullah Ferozi was released into house arrest after a $30 million donation to President Ashraf Ghani's election campaign. The Kabul Bank scandal in 2010 drew global headlines and became a test of the Afghan government's ability and willingness to address widespread corruption.
The move was a "humanitarian act" and one to help ensure that Ferozi would stay alive to repay the hundreds of millions of dollars, Seddiqi said.
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