President Hamid Karzai at a special session of parliament.<br/> <br />He says corruption in Afghanistan has reached a high, and is calling for reform.<br/> <br />He also said he expects international donors to pledge a total of $4 billion in aid for Afghanistan at a conference in Japan next month.<br/> <br />The government is under pressure from Western backers to do more to fight corruption, and reassure donors that their money will not be squandered through contract fraud and theft.<br/> <br />In response, Karzai called for the United States to repatriate former central bank governor Abdul Qadir Fitrat back to Afghanistan for investigation into corruption charges.<br/> <br />The move could improve the credibility of his anti-corruption efforts.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
