(CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce Monday a plan for two special anti-corruption units -- set up with U.S. help and participation -- to operate without government interference.
U.S. Sen. John Kerry, who met with Karzai last week, said the Afghan president told him he supported the work of the anti-corruption units and would let them work unimpeded.
"For the first time, the president has publicly committed to proceeding forward with the major crimes unit investigations and done so with a guarantee that it will be free from political influence," Kerry told CNN after his talks with Karzai.
Asked whether he believed Karzai's promise, Kerry told CNN, "In the end, the test will be what the government of Afghanistan does itself to assume those responsibilities. ... Let's just see over these next weeks that the actions speak louder than words". CNN
