Afghan minister accused of receiving huge Chinese bribe – China Rants

www.msnbc.msn.com — The Afghan minister of mines accepted a roughly $30 million bribe to award the country's largest development project to a Chinese mining firm, according to a U.S. official who is familiar with military intelligence reports.

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