Clinton urges Karzai to take action on corruptionUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. Thursday to show he was trying to weed out corruption, warning graft graft, in surgery: see transplantation, medical. graft In horticulture, the act of placing a portion of one plant (called a bud or scion) into or on a stem, root, or branch of another (called the stock) in such a way that a union forms and the was at the heart of his government's woes. "We are looking for measures of accountability and transparency that will demonstrate a clear commitment to the kind of government and outcomes the people of Afghanistan deserve," Clinton told reporters while in Manila Manila (mənĭl`ə), city (1990 pop. 1,601,234), capital of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, its chief port, and the focus of all governmental, commercial, industrial, . "The corruption issue goes to the heart of whether the people of Afghanistan feel that the government is on their side." However Clinton declined to comment on US media reports that the US ambassador to Kabul had sent memos to Washington expressing deep concern over the deployment of more troops to the country because of the graft issue. The classified cables reportedly detailed ambassador Karl Eikenberry's strong reservations against sending reinforcements until Karzai's government showed it could tackle the graft that has spurred the Taliban's resurgence. The reports said this was one of the issues US President Barack Obama was considering as he plotted what course to pursue in tackling the Taliban's bloody insurgency in·sur·gen·cy n. pl. in·sur·gen·cies 1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious. 2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence. insurgency, insurgence 1. . "I continue to be loathe to share any of the advice that the president has received in the course of his review," Clinton said when asked about the reported cables. Clinton was speaking to reporters at the start of a two-day visit to the Philippines, which is part of a broader regional trip centred on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore on the weekend. 
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