Canada stands by aid to Afghanistan as World Bank investigates fraud

Canada stands by aid to Afghanistan as World Bank investigates fraud allegations | Ottawa Citizen: 

After his 2014 election win, Ghani vowed to weed out government corruption and have the country be self-reliant within a decade, a tall order given the billions of dollars in aid it currently receives each year.
Bibeau welcomed his government’s co-operation as a “positive” step.
“It really demonstrates a desire on their part to improve their governance and maintain a good relationship with donor countries,” Bibeau said. That compensates a bit for the deception, but let’s wait for the results of the investigation.”