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Study uncovers $10m bribery bid in mines

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KABUL (Pajhwok): A recent investigation shows high-ranking Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) officials have been trying to give contracts for 217 extraction projects in exchange for $10 million in bribe.

The study by the Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN) named “Looting of mines and apparent scandal at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP)” was released at a press conference here.

The study has been conducted by interviewing people, experts and MoMP officials in four provinces in a period of four months.

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