The Afghan government announced on Monday that it has formed a major crime unit to tackle corruption, in a move seen as bowing to international pressure to fight endemic graft.
The unit will work with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Britain's Scotland Yard and EUPOL, the European Union's police training mission to Afghanistan, Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar said.
"A giant step is being taken today in announcing of the opening of the major crime task force," Atmar told reporters.
