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Herat truck drivers say intimidated for extortion by police

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HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A number of truck drivers have complained about their mistreatment by police on the Herat-Kandahar highway in western Herat province, saying police not only stop their vehicles but demand ‘sex’ if they are not paid money.

The drivers claim they are  not only harassed, insulted and humiliated by police on the highway, but Taliban and armed robbers also extort them. They complain the government is doing nothing to control the situation.

Mohammad Daud, one of the drivers on the Herat-Kandahar highway, told . . .

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