By Xinhua,
Kabul : Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday vowed to fight corruption within his administration as the international community has recently pledged 21 billion U.S. dollars for the rebuilding of war-torn Afghanistan.
“This is the responsibility of Afghanistan government to fight corruption and eliminate it from society,” he told a press conference after returning from Paris Conference which concluded Thursday.
International donors while pledging a 21 billion dollars aid to Kabul for its five-year development plan at the Paris Conference also expressed concern over corruption among Afghan government officials, calling on Afghan president to eradicate the menace.
“We will consider establishing special police force and special court to eliminate corruption if the constitution allows,” Karzai said.
The Afghan leader further admitted that fighting corruption and overcoming it in a near future is difficult.
However, he said he was very grateful and happy over the new pledge made by the international community, adding, “On behalf of Afghan people, I express my profound gratitude to all the nations and agencies that attended the Paris Conference and backed Afghanistan.”
Karzai emphasized, “It is the responsibility of Afghans to get maximum advantage from the world’s support and rebuild their war-ravaged country.”
While answering a question concerning the recently-appeared remarks of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsoud about fighting against Afghan and international troops in Afghanistan, Karzai said his country would fight the militants to their homes.
He said his country has the right to fight Baitullah Mehsoud, Mullah Omer Pakistani and Mullah Fazlillah, three top militants, who “are killing Pashtuns” on either sides of the Durand Line, which is referred to the Afghan-Pakistani border.
The trio militants leaders, said to base in northwest Pakistan’s restive tribal areas, after reportedly inking peace deal with Pakistani authorities last month vowed to focus their guns on Afghanistan and launch attacks there.
Afghan government in sharp reaction lashed at the reported peace deal between militants and Islamabad, calling on Pakistani leaders to curb militants’ activities along the common border.
Karzai said neither Baitullah Mehsoud, nor Mullah Fazlillah or any other foreigners have the right to fight against Afghans in Afghanistan, adding, “We will go after them and hit them at their houses.”