Afghan gov't determined to eliminate administrative corruption: President

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Monday that the Afghan government is firm to bring reforms and fight against administrative corruption in the country.

"Corruption is still a big challenge, and we have the resolve to fight the menace," president Ghani told audience in the meeting of Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) held in Kabul.

The JCMP is a decision-making body established by the Afghan government and international community that provides a platform for strategic coordination, joint policy formulation and problem-solving in Afghanistan.

Afghan president also noted that his government would continue to bring reforms in different fields including judicial sector, saying "Fighting corruption would increase revenue and alleviate poverty in the war-ravaged country."

Poverty rate in Afghanistan has reportedly increased from 46 percent in 2013 to 49 percent in 2014 mainly due to the withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-hit country.

Afghanistan will go to the upcoming Brussels and Warsaw summits with all necessary reforms addressed, the president said, adding Afghanistan hopes that international community would renew its pledge to the conflict-hit country.

The two conferences -- Warsaw in July and Brussels in October -- will focus on security and development on the top of its agendas respectively.

President Ghani also described terrorist groups including Taliban and Islamic State outfit as a threat to peace and stability in the region and the world at large. Endit