and that is how the population sees them. >> cooper: in 2009, peter galbraith was the united nations'stan. part of your portfolio when you were with the u.n. in afghanistan was the police. >> galbraith: yes. >> cooper: have you had interactions with the police? >> galbraith: well, i had one particular incident with the police, actually, just near the american embassy. as i passed a roundabout, my bodyguard had to pay off the police in order for us to proceed. >> cooper: so, wait-- you... you got hit up by the afghan national police in kabul... >> galbraith: hit up by the afghan national... >> cooper: ...for a bribe? >> galbraith: ...police, a stone's throw from the american embassy, for a bribe. >> cooper: what does it tell you that the afghan national police would try to hit you up for money? >> galbraith: if they would do that, for someone in my position, just imagine what it was for ordinary afghans. >> cooper: galbraith was fired by the u.n. after protesting the fraud associated with afghanistan's presidential elections. he says the police are the most corrupt institution in the c