Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (not pictured) in Kabul December 6, 2014. REUTERS/Mark Wilson/Pool
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a review of all military logistics contracts after cancelling a $280 million fuel supply deal over allegations the bidding process was rigged, officials said.
Ghani, who was sworn in as president last year to replace long-time leader Hamid Karzai, has vowed to root out endemic graft. Afghanistan was ranked as the world's fourth most corrupt country last year by the watchdog Transparency International.
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