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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Run on Kabul Bank: Corruption and the Karzai Government

    After Somallia, Transparency International now ranks the government of Afghanistan as the most corrupt in the world.  The latest evidence is the crisis involving Kabul Bank , Afghanistan's most important private financial institution.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After Somallia, Transparency International now ranks the government of Afghanistan as the most corrupt in the world. The latest evidence is the crisis involving Kabul Bank, Afghanistan's most important private financial institution.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Producer

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Correspondent, New York Times

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      Alam Payind

      Director, Ohio State University's Middle East Studies Center

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      University of Michigan

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