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<title><![CDATA[UN: Cost of Afghan corruption rose sharply last year to 3.9 billion USD, with half the population paying a bribe]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press: The Associated Press: The cost of corruption in Afghanistan rose sharply last year to 3.9 billion USD, and half of all Afghans bribed public officials for services, the U.N. said Thursday. The findings came despite repeated promises by President Hamid Karzai to clean up his government. The international community has long expressed concern about the problem of corruption in Afghanistan because it reduces confidence in the Western-backed government.]]></description>
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