KABUL - Officials or organizations that neglect Karzai's recently released government reforms will be punished, the Head of Presidential Justice Board,
Nasrullah Stanikzai, said on Sunday." Anyone who disobeys the law will be punished in accordance with Afghan laws,"Stanikzai said at a press conference in Kabul on Sunday.

Several parties and various Afghan MPs have criticized the 23-page decree stating that Karzai should begin reform first from his own office.
In reaction to these criticisms, Stanikzai said that government would follow up on corruption cases anywhere under the executive order.

"If corruption exists in the Presidential Palace or in any other organization, the decree orders to fight against it."
He added that the Afghan parliament, Council of Ministers, and the Presidential Justice Board will monitor the implementation of the decree. (PR)