Only hours after Mr.Karzai's victory in the tainted election, President Obama welcomed the Afghan leader's pledge to eradicate corruption, but frankly warned the proof of those efforts will be not in words,but in deeds.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

A storm destroyed his house in 2007, he says.And worse, storm surges have tainted the water supply with salt.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

President Umaru Yar'Adua has come under pressure to step up his anti-graft drive in one of the world's most tainted countries since he came to power in 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor, speaking to VOA News, denies allegations commissioners have bowed to political pressure and are including hundreds of thousands of tainted votes for the incumbent.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Meanwhile,Mr.Maliki's rivals say the election process has been tainted by fraud.

VOA: standard.2010.03.12

A resurgent Taliban have been able to extend their influence to larger chunks of the country, which is now facing potential political turmoil following a presidential election tainted by allegations of fraud.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Kerry,during a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, is credited with playing a key role in convincing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to enter a run-off election, following wide-spread corruption that tainted the initial contest in August.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

But the former foreign minister says he will not accept the results, alleging favoritism in the process for the incumbent and the inclusion of tainted votes amid widespread reports of wholesale ballot box stuffing by Karzai supporters.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11