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Afghanistan and Iraq, countries that receive billions of dollars a year in international support, are among the world's most corrupt nations,Lawless Somalia remained the world's most corrupt country, followed by Afghanistan, Sudan and Iraq, Transparency International said in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index.Afghanistan, which slipped to 179th place from 176th, has been dogged by corruption for years. Under heavy pressure from the U.S. government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai unveiled an anti-corruption unit and major crime fighting force on Monday following his fraud-tainted re-election.
Karzai's inability or unwillingness to tackle cronyism and bribery the past five years has given Taliban insurgents another argument with which to win support from the Afghan people. Nations supplying troops and aid are running out of patience with his government.
Transparency said public-sector corruption is rampant in Afghanistan.
"Examples of corruption range from public posts for sale and justice for a price to daily bribing for basic services," the report noted.
"A swift government response to the financial crisis and moves towards regulatory reforms that include transparency and accountability measures may play a role in the country's score," the report said. "Nonetheless, it remains to be seen whether proposed reforms are far-reaching enough and to what extend they will be implemented."There were some bright spots in the new report — Bangladesh, Belarus, Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland and Syria were among the countries that improved the most.
While corruption in Bangladesh is still widespread, "a caretaker government's nationwide crackdown on corruption during 2007-2008 and the instruction of institutional and legal reforms" have improved the conditions.
In Poland, the establishment of a ministerial office for anti-corruption and an increased number of investigations into corruption have improved the situation.
"No region of the world is immune to the perils of corruption,"
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