Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds up his ink-stained finger after voting in the presidential election in Kabul June 14, 2014 .REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan president has signed a key package of legislation aimed at combating financial crime, a statement said on Wednesday, making it less likely the country will be added to an international blacklist this week.
The laws have been rushed through both houses of parliament in a last-ditch bid to meet the deadline set by the international watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), after the draft was wrangled over by ministers for over a year.
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