Ahmad Wali Karzai: Power and Corruption in Afghanistan

Power is one of the important terms that alters the political and social destiny of people in specific regions. Different ways of using power may obviously lead to citizen's failure and success in society. Corruption is considered to be one of the major obstacles to "superior governance and the rule of law, and obstacles to sustainable private sector driven economic growth" (Basar, Eray, page 4). According to Transparency International, as the definition of corruption is "abuse of commission for personal benefit", the Asian Development Bank said "corruption as" inappropriate and illegal enrichment for officials and / or closed persons " I am expressing

In a December 2012 speech, Karzai said that corruption in Afghanistan was attributed to countries that funded the government. "Corruption in Afghanistan is a reality and painful reality," Karzai said. "This part of corruption in our office is only a part, it is bribery.The other part of corruption is not ours, we should not blame this on ourselves. The Military Times reported this speech pointing out that Karzai adopted the populist stance to condemn the country for outsiders and to unite with his foreign allies than his own government .

Corruption is also evident at the government's highest level. For example, in 2007, former Hamid Karzai president appointed Isa Turra Vashi, the chairman of the Afghan corruption prevention committee, as a heroin dealer. Next, Washif appointed several famous corrupt politicians to become the local police chief. As is well known, Karzai's brother Ahmed Vary Karzai is closely involved in drug trafficking and has overseen one of the biggest opium production areas in the country. The troops commander immediately received a call from Ahmed Wali Karzai which requires the release of cars and drugs. In 122 years another truck carrying 110 pounds of heroin near Kabul was arrested.

By 2011, Kandahar has become an assassination city in Afghanistan after witnessing many target killings. In July, President Ahmed Karzar Karzai's brother Ahmed Valli Karzai was shot dead by his long-term security department. Immediately after Taliban 's Quetta Shura asserted its responsibility. The next day, the famous Red Mosque Muslim cleric (mulla) in the Shahr-e Naw area of ​​the city and other people were killed by explosive-containing Taliban suicide bombing. On 27 July 2011, mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi was assassinated by another Taliban extremist who had an explosive on the scarf. In 2010, two vice mayors were killed and in the past few years many tribal elder and many of the Islamic clergy were assassinated.