Corruption is a disease that has detrimental consequences for good governance. This poisons business practices and erodes the quality of life in a country. Unfortunately, Afghanistan has suffered from this misery in recent years. Due to the lack of good leaders, corruption has become a tradition within government institutions and has led to a loss of well-being for the Afghan people. Government officials sacrificed public welfare and worked as entrepreneurs using government power and assets and breaking laws for private gain. If I were President of Afghanistan, I would first talk about tackling widespread corruption in government, as its impact is felt on the overall quality of ordinary Afghans. According to Transparency International, Afghanistan is ranked as the second most corrupt country in the Corruption Perceptions Index. (ICC) 2009 (“Corruption”). Corruption is defined as “the abuse of public functions or resources for private gain.” “(Johnston). Gordon White classified corruption into three classes. Class A includes corruption that is illegal and aimed at private gain, such as misuse of public funds, cheating, theft of government assets, and “internal dealings in the stock markets” (White 152). Class B covers corruptions that government officials or institutions illegally use from resources under their control for private gain. Class C concerns corruption in which officials abuse their powers and cross the boundaries of the law for private gain. Afghanistan has been a victim of every type of corruption defined by White. Corruption in government offices is officially practiced, public funds are not spent appropriately, and top officials are involved in criminal activities such as smuggling, kidnapping, and paper trafficking......8 January 2010. Johnston, Michel. “Corruption syndromes: wealth”. Johnston, Michael. Power and democracy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. 10-12. White, Gordon. “Corruption and the Transition from Socialism in China.” Journal of Law and Society (March 1996): 152.1. Arnoldy, Ben. “The man leading the fight against corruption in Afghanistan.” Christian Science Monitor November 16, 2009: 6. Complete academic source. EBSCO. Internet. January 9, 2010.Philp, Mark. “Peacebuilding and corruption.” International Peacekeeping (13533312) 15.3 (2008): 310-327. Complete academic source. EBSCO. Internet. January 19, 2010 Pathak, RD, et al. “Developments and Issues in E-Governance and Corruption in Ethiopia.” Review of Public Organizations 7.3 (2007): 199. Full academic source. EBSCO. Internet. January 20. 2010.