Category Archives: Corruption

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The children forced into ‘Bacha Bazi’ sexual servitude by the Taliban: The group has decriminalized marrying girls… but their commanders are guilty of equally depraved abuse towards boys

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Daily Mail (UK): Despite the Taliban’s legal ban on the practice, a recent report suggests it remains widespread.  The US State Department in its latest Trafficking in Persons report, found that child soldier recruitment, human trafficking and Bacha Bazi continue in Afghanistan.  The report said the Taliban recruit children through coercion and deception, including false

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Gold Mine Tensions Escalate As Taliban Arrest Commanders’ Relatives

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Afghanistan International: Local sources in Badakhshan tell Afghanistan International that the Taliban have detained several individuals, including relatives of a number of the group’s ethnic Tajik commanders, amid an ongoing dispute over gold. According to these sources, those detained include Khaled, a nephew of Mawlawi Amanuddin Mansoor, the Taliban’s governor in Helmand; Musa Kaka, a

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Kabul’s Youth: Unemployment, Nepotism, and Vanishing Opportunities Have Destroyed Our Future

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8am: Several young people in Kabul have voiced complaints about shrinking job opportunities and rising unemployment across the city. They say that since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, employment in private companies has dropped sharply, while government posts are increasingly reserved for those with prior ties or close connections to the Taliban. These young

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Taliban Seize More Than 2,500 Hectares of Land in Khost

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8am: The Taliban have declared 2,500 hectares of land in Khost province as “Emirate-Owned Property” and taken control of it. In recent days, the Taliban have also declared more than 300 hectares of land in the Omid Sabz township in western Kabul and nearly 180 hectares of land in eastern Kabul as “emirate-owned property.” Click

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Taliban Declare More Than 400 Acres Of Land In Kabul State-Owned

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Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s justice ministry says a land recovery commission has identified more than 415 acres of land in Kabul’s District 16 as state property, with a court ordering the plots be handed over for restitution. This process continues despite the absence of any independent and impartial body in Afghanistan to handle complaints from

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Non-Transparent Contracts; Systemic Corruption and Taliban Extortion of Companies

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8am: Several private construction and logistics companies say that officials in the Taliban’s contract facilitation sector are extorting and demanding bribes from them. According to these companies, the Taliban impose restrictions and create obstacles, demanding a specific share in every project, and if payments are not made, they not only reject applications but also create

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Taliban Land Seizure and Extortion: Wilayat Khan Pushes Balkh Residents to Breaking Point

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8am: Following continued complaints from citizens of Afghanistan about extortion and the seizure of people’s property by Taliban officials, several residents of Balkh have raised allegations against the Taliban’s head of land affairs in the group’s Department of Agriculture and Livestock. They accuse this local Taliban official of confiscating private property and taking control of

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Taliban reappoint Health Ministry official previously detained on corruption allegations

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Amu: Sources have told Amu TV that Taliban have reappointed an official who was previously detained on corruption allegations to a senior administrative role in their health minister’s office. The official, Sayedullah, has been named as an in-charge within the office of the chief of staff to the Taliban minister of public health, the sources

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Taliban health minister’s home raided in corruption probe

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Amu: The Public Health Ministry is one of Afghanistan’s most aid-dependent institutions, relying heavily on international funding to sustain basic services. The case also highlights broader questions about governance under the Taliban, who have repeatedly claimed to have eliminated corruption. The latest allegations, if substantiated, suggest that patronage networks and internal rivalries may continue to

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From Pressuring Staff to Embezzling Donor Funds: Complaints Against Taliban Environmental Chief in Herat

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8am: Sources say that employees of the Herat Provincial Environmental Protection Directorate, under Taliban control, are deeply concerned about pressure from Abdulali Muttaqi, the Taliban’s newly appointed head of the department. According to the sources, this Taliban official exerts pressure on staff under various pretexts to force them to resign so that he can replace

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