Hundreds of diplomatic cables just released by WikiLeaks paint a picture of corruption inside Afghanistan.

From the New York Times:

"Describing the likely lineup of Afghanistan’s new cabinet last January, the American Embassy noted that the agriculture minister, Asif Rahimi, 'appears to be the only minister that was confirmed about whom no allegations of bribery exist.'"

Another cable alleged the Ahmed Zia Massoud, the Vice President of Afghanistan from 2004 to 2009, was caught entering the United Arab Emirates with $52 million in unexplained cash.

The new revelations weren't limited to just bribery and corruption, though. According to The Guardian, other noteworthy allegations include:

"• Iran's growing influence in Afghanistan as Tehran finances senior politicians and, the cables allege, trains Taliban militants.

• Anger among America's allies when they discovered that the US military was charging a 15% handling fee on hundreds of millions of dollars being raised internationally to build up the Afghan army."

The Guardian also reported that other classified cables showed top Afghan officials and the US Commander of Nato troops held a less than favorable view of the British military presence in Afghanistan, writing that, "The dispatches expose a devastating contempt for the British failure to impose security and connect with ordinary Afghans."

Other newly released cables show the decline of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's reputation among US and foreign officials.

The New York Times reports: "American and foreign diplomats have tried to keep their complaints about Mr. Karzai private. But now, thanks to the cables, there is a more official chronicling — brutally candid views of Mr. Karzai recorded by State Department officials after high-level meetings, detailing the steady deterioration in his reputation in the nine years since he took office."

Read more from the New York Times here and here.

Read more from The Guardian here.