Middle East Press: Addressing the third annual EU conference titled “Intensifying the fight against corruption in Afghanistan”, Ghani said the National Unity Government is committed to sacrifices itself to end corruption.
He, also, called the anti-corruption efforts as the continued process.
The president said those countries who successfully fought the corruption were taken coordinated and strategic steps.
The president said millions of dollar spent in Afghanistan and didn’t have positive impact in reducing of the corruption. He called for fundamental reform to fight the aforesaid phenomenon. Pointing to media and civil society’s key role in bringing transparency, the president said 900 accords were evaluated through the National Procurement Commission to bring transparency in the country’s customs and to prevent waste of the resources.
“There were much attention paid to management of the country’s banking system and the land. The efforts to fight corruption resulted to 35 percent increase in the country’s revenue in 2016,” the president noted.
“I and Dr. Abdullah having strong political will to fight corruption and bring necessary reforms. We are committed to extend reformation to other organs.
“Holding of 99 sessions of the National Procurement Commission shows the political will for fight against corruption,” the president added.
The president said he was supporting independent judiciary system, adding no one including him was not allowed to interfere in justice and judicial spheres.
Thanking international community, the president asked for support of the Afghan government in fight against corruption, calling for joint coordination to find the reason and roots of the corruption.
