U.S. to look at role of Afghan contracts
Gates: Effort to reduce corruption also required from their government
Posted: November 21, 2009 at 6:27 a.m.
The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
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