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Khost residents protest against corrupt officials

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KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of protestors in southeastern Khost province on Wednesday urged the central government to dismiss the governor and other provincial officials over what they claimed their involvement in corruption.

The local residents staged a protest rally in Mandozai district, blocking the Khost-Gardez highway for two hours. Big and small vehicles were stranded on both sides of the blockade.

The demonstrators lashed out at Governor Hukam Khan Habibi, accusing him of grabbing tribal lands besides usurping and selling government properties.

They chanted slogans against the provincial administration, calling for dismissal . . .

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