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Brown warns Karzai on corruption Brown warns Karzai on corruption
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Gordon Brown has told Afghan President Hamid Karzai he will not put UK troops "in harm's way for a government that does not stand up against corruption".Gordon Brown has told Afghan President Hamid Karzai he will not put UK troops "in harm's way for a government that does not stand up against corruption".
The UK prime minister said the Afghan government had become a "by-word for corruption" and President Karzai had to take action against it.The UK prime minister said the Afghan government had become a "by-word for corruption" and President Karzai had to take action against it.
In a speech, Mr Brown said the UK "cannot, must not and will not walk away" from its mission in Afghanistan.In a speech, Mr Brown said the UK "cannot, must not and will not walk away" from its mission in Afghanistan.
But he said continued coalition support would depend on the delivery of reform.But he said continued coalition support would depend on the delivery of reform.
He called for the creation of anti-corruption commission to investigate abuses, warning President Karzai that "cronies and warlords should have no place in the future of Afghanistan".
Mr Brown said he hoped Mr Karzai would use his inauguration speech on 19 November to set out detailed plans to fight corruption, build up his security forces and improve the governance of his country.
And he set out a series of tests he said President Karzai's government had to pass to ensure continued international backing.
"International support depends on the scale of his ambition and the degree of his achievement in five key areas: security, governance, reconciliation, economic development and engagement with its neighbours," said Mr Brown.
"If, with our help, the new government of Afghanistan meets these five tests, it will have fulfilled an essential contract with its own people. And it will have earned the continuing support of the international community, despite the continuing sacrifice.
"If the government fails to meet these five tests, it will have not only failed its own people, it will have forfeited its right to international support."