GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Construction work of a 50-bed hospital in the Syed Karam district of southeastern Paktia province has been stopped after Taliban militants demand a 10 percent commission, an official said on Thursday.
But the Taliban say they stopped work on the hospital for being poor quality.
As much as 77.7 million afghanis have been approved for construction of the hospital and work on it was inaugurated in 2019.
After complaints about the low quality construction work, the Department of Urban Affairs and Land inspected the construction site and destroyed some parts of the hospital.
Hassan Jan Khater . . .
