Kabul, Nov 7 (AP) Pushing back against international
criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that
the top UN official in the country overstepped his authority
by giving instructions on how to rid the government of
corruption and warlords.
Norwegian diplomat Kai Eide joined a host of
international figures, including President Barack Obama and
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who have called on the
Afghan government to take concrete steps to clean up the
government following a presidential election that was marred
by fraud.
But the comments of Eide, head of the UN mission in
Afghanistan, prompted the foreign minister to issue a weekend
statement saying the UN official "exceeded international norms
and his authority as a representative of an impartial
organisation. - (Agencies)
Nov 07, 2009
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