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While U.S. Talks Withdrawal, Afghan Corruption Soars
WASHINGTON -- The farmer picking apples in the outskirts of Kabul must pay the Taliban $33 to ship out each truckload of fruit. The governor sends in armed men to chase workers off job sites if the official bribes aren't paid. Poor neighborhoods never get their U.N.-provided wheat, long since sold on the black market. Ultimately, the enduring corruption and collusion between political elites and insurgents may not define the post-war Afghanistan or what America's nearly 15-year legacy will mean when all U.S. troops have departed. But it does challenge any notion of a clean exit. Is this third world toilet really worth the loss of precious American lives and treasure? Have to snatch the boodle while it's worth snatching... Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2011-06-25 |
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