Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Afghanistan's Most Honest Cop

To most Afghans and to almost any knowledgeable outside observer an Afghan cop is a corrupt cop. Afghanistan is ranked as one of the top three most corrupt nations in the world (along with North Korea and Somalia - good company there!) by Transparency International - a corruption watchdog. The Afghan National Police are not viewed widely by the Afghan population as either useful or without corruption. The judiciary system is just as bad. However, it appears that someone has found an honest policeman in Afghanistan; a traffic cop no less. Read more in "Here's what it means to be Afghanistan's 'most honest man': Low pay and no promotion", The Washington Post, January 13, 2014.

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