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Afghan President Karzai Says His Office Gets Cash From Iran
Monday, October 25, 2010
By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

Afghan President Hamid Karzai flanked by House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio)and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Kabul, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses. He says the U.S. has known about the Iranian assistance for years and that Washington also gives the palace "bags of money."
Karzai's comments Monday come in response to a The New York Times report a day earlier that Iran was giving cash to the Afghan president's chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, to buy his loyalty and promote Iranian interests in Afghanistan.