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‘Emergency aid never reached needy Paktika families’

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SHARANA (Pajhwok): Some residents say relief goods for families affected by natural disasters in southeastern Paktika are always distributed by tribal elders and government officials among themselves.

But provincial natural disaster management department officials say they have adopted measures to ensure transparency in distribution of aid during emergency situations.

Adam Khan Watandost, a resident of Janikhel district, told Pajhwok Afghan News relief goods for affected families had never reached the deserving families and had always been taken home by tribal elders and those having connections with government officials.

“The government gives away relief . . .

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