KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Many residents of southern Kandahar province allege police officers are extorting money from them in return for new construction works in violation of the municipality’s policy.
They claim police and municipality officers were taking money illegally from owners of under-construction buildings in Kandahar City -- the provincial capital -- on different pretexts.
However, municipality officials say they have created a Property Commission to planthe construction process and encourage people to coordinatetheir projects with the panel.
They said that people themselves were responsible for paying illegal money to police officers, because . . .
