Andrew Higgins revealing piece on Kabul Bank and capitalist cronyism in the highest hierarchies of the Kabul regime is fascinating.
But do you know how a Washington-based columnist found out the strict secretaries of an extremely corrupt and inaccessible regime in Kabul?
Well, here is an enlightened answer: Higgins wrote some of the findings of an enhanced anti-corruption unit in the US Embassy in Kabul. The unit is comprised of investigators from the FBI and State Department. The unit looks into large-scale and unlawful financial transactions from Kabul; monitors the accounts of senior government officials and their family members; and checks other financial flaws.
Higgins’s story is intended to scrutinize and warn Hamid Karzai and his corrupto-criminal allies in an undiplomatic way as Washington has fell short in hammering the Kabul regime for fear of losing leverage on an increasingly intractable Karzai.
“Hey guys! We know what wrongs you’re doing…if you don’t stop we will let everybody know about them and off course we can add to the spice with more revelations!” is Washington’s indirect message to the Kabul regime delivered through the Washingtonpost’s article.
[Photo by: Andrew Higgins - showing Karzai's home in Dubai's luxury port Palm Jumeirah. ]
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