(CNN) — Hundreds of U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks paint a picture of corruption in Afghanistan at every level of government and society, according to the New York Times and the Guardian newspaper in London. The New York Times, reporting the scale of the problem, said the documents showed corruption’s ” pervasive nature, its overwhelming scale, and the dispiriting challenge it poses to American officials.” One cable from the U.S. mission in Kabul earlier this year noted that the agriculture minister, Asif…
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WikiLeaks cables on Afghanistan show monumental corruption