MAHMUD RAQI (Pajhwok): The mayor for Tagab district in central Kapisa province was arrested over corruption charges on Sunday, an official said.
Mohammad AyoubYosufzai, the Kapisa police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mayor Abdul Shakoo rwas caught red-handed by security personnel and appellate attorney office for extorting money from martyrs’ families in exchange for land provision.
The government provides land plots to the families of the soldiers who lost their lives at the line of duty. The detained mayor used to demand bribes from the families who . . .
