Report: Bribery Costs Afghans Billions Every Year
Mass Corruption in Danger of Toppling Karzai Govt. Though not given as high a profile by the NATO forces as the growing insurgency or the opium trade, a new report suggests that corruption and bribery costs Afghans $2.5 billion every year, roughly a quarter of the nation’s economy. The report, issued today by the UN, suggests that doing virtually anything in the nation has a huge bribery cost associated with it, and Afghans have little legal recourse when officials come knocking, demanding a payout. AWIP/RebelReports: Blackwater Wants to Surge its Armed Force in Afghanistan.