Afghans 'wasting lives of allies'
Updated on 04 November 2009
The Afghan government has been accused of squandering the lives of its Western allies amid a sea of corruption.
President Hamid Karzai's chief rival Abdullah Abdullah, speaking after five British soldiers were shot dead in Helmand province, said the government had wasted eight years of opportunity and international help.
The Afghan election commission's decision not to have a run-off election after a fraud-marred first round was not legal and has created a government that cannot be trusted to follow the rule of law, Dr Abdullah said.
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