HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Customs Department of western Herat province collected 18 billion afghanis in revenue during the outgoing solar year, falling 14 billion afghanis short of the target.
Javed Samim, deputy director of the Customs Department, told reporters here they had been given 32 billion afghanis target this solar year, but they managed to collect 18 billion afghanis.
He blamed the declined revenue on the transfer of the Customs Department to Islam Qala, presence of powerful individuals and government’s inability to ensure security and . . .
