Ariana: Integrity Watch of Afghanistan says many alleged corruption cases of former ministers, ambassadors, members of the Parliament, and some other government officials yet to be prosecuted. The Anti-Corruption Judiciary Center was established four years ago; its mission is to deal with large cases of corruption. Now, however, the performance of this institution is criticized.
Tolo News: The anti-corruption group Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) on Thursday strongly criticized the handling of the Kabul Bank corruption case by the government of President Ashraf Ghani, saying that only $30 million of stolen assets have been recouped during Ghani’s tenure. Allegedly, $913 million was stolen. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Tolo News: Herat governor Waheed Qatali says that 90% of Herat customs income is stolen by the mafia in the province, who also operate in the Kabul and Islam Qala customs. The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, also called MEC, in a report on June 29 found alleged interference by government officials, MPs
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 271 new positive cases of the coronavirus from 761 samples tested over the last 24 hours. The number of total cases is now 31,238, the total reported deaths are 733, and total recoveries are 13,934. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban reopen
1TV: At some customs in Afghanistan, nearly 90 percent of goods are imported without payment of duty, the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee said in a report Sunday. The watchdog said that illegal interference of central and provincial government officials, Members of Parliament (MPs), and warlords determinedly influence the customs and tax administration,
Tolo News: John Sopko, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has strongly criticized a move by the Afghan government to appoint one of the key masterminds behind the collapse of the old Kabul Bank to take charge of a government agency. On June 1st, President Ashraf Ghani in a decree appointed Mahmoud
Tolo News: The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) on Thursday said that the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) has failed to take legal action against high-ranking government officials, particularly former cabinet ministers, for their involvement in corruption. The MEC officials also said that even the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice
Tolo News: Following the news broadcasts of reports of two travel bans on employees of the Ministry of Finance by the Presidential Palace, Gul Maqsood Sabit, former deputy finance minister, said that the recent actions taken by the Palace against the employees of the ministry to prevent corruption are “not effective.” Click here to read
1TV: Anti-corruption reforms in Afghanistan slowed in 2019, with fewer legislative and strategic initiatives undertaken to fight the menace than in previous years, the United Nations said in a report on Thursday. The report outlines how Afghanistan’s 2017 anti-corruption strategy, which was a temporary policy document, ended without a successor. Click here to read more
Tolo News: At least 20 Afghan media outlets and media-supporting organizations in an open letter to President Ashraf Ghani raised their concerns about the possibility of restrictions on media outlets and on the freedom of speech, as the government has suggested amendments to the mass media law that was enacted in 2006. The letter says