Khaama Press: Homayoun Azizi told reporters on Thursday that $71 million have been spent on the project but the work does not appear to be of that much. He said during a press conference that Kabul has been informed and requested to send a delegation to Kandahar to conduct a thorough investigation of the project. Click here
Hasib Danish Alikozai VOA News / January 12, 2016 The perception of corruption in Afghanistan’s judiciary is leading citizens to turn to the Taliban to resolve their legal cases swiftly and with a lack of red tape. When he became president in September 2014, Ashraf Ghani expressed concerns about corruption in Afghanistan, particularly within the
Press TV / January 12, 2016 The United States is spending billions of dollars on Afghanistan’s “ghost soldiers,” who only exist only on paper, a report says. One reason the Afghan National Army is struggling against Taliban is because nearly 40 percent of its force is constituted on “ghost soldiers,” The Associated Press reported. “At
Tolo News: Critics blasted President Ashraf Ghani on Monday over the creation of what they call incompetent task teams assigned to investigate major incidents in the country and for withholding the findings of such teams despite having pledged otherwise. Click here to read more (external link).
Daily Mail (UK): Afghanistan’s poverty has been a driving force in the rise of bacha bazi in the last 15 years. It makes it easy for predators to prowl the streets targeting ‘pretty’ young boys, enticing them from their families with promises of work or education. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: A report prepared by a presidential task team assigned to investigate reports of ghost schools, teachers and students reveals that there are hundreds of ghost schools and thousands of ghost teachers and students recorded around the country. The report, which was leaked to TOLO news, also states that millions of dollars has been embezzled from
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 29, 2015 An Afghan businessman has been charged with bribing U.S. soldiers to obtain millions of dollars in U.S. supply contracts in a major U.S. court case targeting corruption during the war in Afghanistan. A criminal complaint filed December 23 in a North Carolina federal court charges trucking company owner
Khaama Press: Government has issued a final announcement for privatizing 100% shares of New Kabul Bank (NKB) saying it is in “the final stages”. Click here to read more (external link).
New York Times: Like so many other Western attempts to remake Afghanistan, the efforts have foundered, according to Afghan and Western lawyers and officials. Click here to read more (external link).
Seema Joyenda in an interview with Ariana News, says she prevented corruption in development projects when she was Ghor’s governor. Joyenda accused her deputy (Amin Tokhi) of being involved in fraud and irregularities in development projects. She says her deputy has embezzled more than $100 million in development projects. Tokhi denies the claims. Click here