In an attempt to blunt the criticism, President Karzai just announced the creation of a new anti-corruption unit.

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Earlier in the week, the Afghan government announced it plans to form a major anti-corruption unit for investigating graft among senior officials.

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Condon, the head of the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption Unit, said he expected the tournament to be played "entirely on merit".

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He has also beefed up the Bank's own anti-corruption unit.

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"We have put forward a couple of options to the ICC in a meeting we had with anti-corruption unit in October for a change in the reporting system, " he added.

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