MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Civil society activists in northern Balkh province on Sunday demanded an end to torture of passengers going to northern provinces on ethnic and tribal lines, saying the problem emanated from irresponsible behaviur of unprofessional police at check-points on the highway.
Pajhwok Afghan News talked to individuals who claimed paying 4,000 afghanis in bribe at a check-point at the entrance to Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh.
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