Britain's foreign secretary said Saturday that international financial support for Afghanistan was conditional on a better performance by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government, which has been tainted by accusations of corruption.
"We won't pay, and others won't pay, if we're not sure where the money's going," David Miliband told Associated Press Television News in an interview in the Pakistani capital.
Miliband was in Pakistan for a two-day visit, his sixth since becoming foreign secretary. He was in the British-allied South Asian nation to promote an upcoming conference in London on Afghanistan.
The conference will be co-hosted by the …
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