KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Drivers and traders at the Sher Khan Port in northern Kunduz province on Thursday complained customs officials and police took illegal money from them.
Sayed Mujtaba Hashimi, the Sher Khan Port Traders’ Union Head, told Pajhwok Afghan News that security officials and provincial Customs Department employees had recently started extorting traders and drivers.
He said with the replacement of the Customs Department leadership, the illegal extortion problem had become serious. “We want to discuss the issue with Customs Department head.”
Meanwhile, drivers of high-tonnage trucks criticized the illegal extortion . . .
