<p>Afghanistan continues to face high levels of corruption and ranks 180 out of 183 countries on Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The UK is helping the Afghan Government tackle corruption across a range of areas, including reducing the scope for misuse of public funds and supporting law enforcement. We are also helping to strengthen Afghan civil society organisations to hold the government to account.</p><p>The UK Government welcomes the anti-corruption commitments the Government of Afghanistan made at the Tokyo development conference on 8 July 2012. These include holding those responsible for the Kabul Bank crisis to account, and recovering the lost funds. The Government of Afghanistan also committed to a</p><p>more accountable and transparent mining sector, a key source of future revenue. President Karzai's Executive Order of 26 July 2012 will also help strengthen the Government's anti-corruption efforts by tackling issues of nepotism in recruitment and instructing line ministries to develop plans to reduce the scope for corruption.</p>