Inexplicable Wealth of Afghan Elite Sows Bitterness
In One of the World’s Poorest Nations, Myriad Tales of Official Corruption
... against this grim backdrop, pockets of wealth have mysteriously sprung up in Kabul and other cities. Officials who earn modest salaries on paper have built fantasy mansions, and former militia commanders with no visible means of support roar around the muddy streets in convoys of sport-utility vehicles, spattering the burqa-covered widows who squat at intersections with their hands held out. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
