The most serious problem was what to do with property owned by the federal government.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

What we will have to do is, we and our international partners, work with the Afghan government in building legitimacy and in helping them tackle the problem of corruption."

VOA: standard.2009.10.20

"Do you see that there may be a problem with Prime Minister Maliki putting on the ballot in the upcoming elections a referendum on that precise question?" "I think a referendum would be more possible if there were a perception that we were not living up to the security agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10