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Afghan nominated as ambassador to Britain was accused in US of fraud
Source: The Guardian
Afghan nominated as ambassador to Britain was accused in US of fraud
Luke Harding, and Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 6 June 2012 19.27 BST
The man who has been nominated as Afghanistan's new ambassador to the UK has been accused in the US of fraud and appears to have landed the job thanks to his contacts with Hamid Karzai's powerful family.
Mohammad Daud Yaar is at present director of economic affairs at the foreign ministry in Kabul, and a key conduit between the Afghan government and donor agencies and embassies.
In 2010 a family of Afghan immigrants accused Yaar, in a civil court in California, of defrauding them. He admits to owing them $100,000.
Officials in Kabul have confirmed that Yaar has been nominated as the ambassador to London. He has yet to take up his post. The Foreign Office says it is unclear when he will arrive and adds that he is not ambassador yet. Yaar denies fraud and says he intends to repay the money.
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Luke Harding, and Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 6 June 2012 19.27 BST
The man who has been nominated as Afghanistan's new ambassador to the UK has been accused in the US of fraud and appears to have landed the job thanks to his contacts with Hamid Karzai's powerful family.
Mohammad Daud Yaar is at present director of economic affairs at the foreign ministry in Kabul, and a key conduit between the Afghan government and donor agencies and embassies.
In 2010 a family of Afghan immigrants accused Yaar, in a civil court in California, of defrauding them. He admits to owing them $100,000.
Officials in Kabul have confirmed that Yaar has been nominated as the ambassador to London. He has yet to take up his post. The Foreign Office says it is unclear when he will arrive and adds that he is not ambassador yet. Yaar denies fraud and says he intends to repay the money.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/06/afghan-ambassador-britain-accused-fraud
