New York Times, 11 November 2014
Excellent piece by Declan Walsh about what he calls a “vast ecosystem of bribery” in Afghans customs, taking the Torkham border crossing as an example where every day up to 500 trucks pass and pay bribes of around USD 1400, “slash(inG) the customs bill, often by up to 70 percent”. A local official speaks out about how posts in the customs system are bought and how much they pay, “partly out of guilt, and partly because he had been inspired by Mr. Ghani’s election”.
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