KABUL – *The Afghan Parliament Members at the Lower House have voicedconcern over the widespread corruption in the contracts of the Ministriesof Defense and Interior.*

“Afghan forces have many problems in the battlefields. They are sufferingfrom the lack of subsistence,” said Muhammad Aref Rahmani, representativeof Ghazni.

The first deputy speaker of Parliament, Hamayoun Hamayoun declared that theMinistries of Defense and Interior have billions of debts in theircontracts which it is the main reason for the collapse of securitycheckpoints and bases.

The lawmakers emphasized that the rights of Afghan security forces whofight against enemies and defend our people should not be ignored.

On 8 May 2017, President Ghani called the Ministry of Interior (MoI) “theheart of corruption in the security sector” and said cleaning it up wouldbe his focus.

Ghani has repeatedly vowed to stamp out corruption in the government andthe security services.