| dc.description.abstract | The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has been plagued by corruption for years.
Corruption is rampant in all fields in general and in financial, political, and
administrative sectors in particular. Owing to a very weak political
determination to fight corruption in the government, instability, and weak
institutions, a tradition of impunity and mismanagement for international aid,
Afghanistan failed to make substantial progress against corruption in the past
two decades. Corruption has made a big impact on domestic affairs of
Afghanistan, as it has impeded the economic reconstruction, undermined the
political development and exacerbating insecurity. At the same time,
corruption has increased economic burden of major international donors while
offered an advantage for outsiders to exert political influence on Afghanistan
in the name of anti-corruption. Spillover and proliferation of corruption have
affected the situation in neighboring countries and the region as well. The
Ashraf Ghani administration has adopted a series of anti-corruption measures,
such as improving the rule of law, establishing new anti-corruption body and
establishing a National Procurement Authority (NPA). International
organizations have provided support and technical assistance in this aspect,
such as organizing anti-corruption meetings and encouraging radio programs
for this end. Despite some progress in this regard, corruption in Afghanistan
remains a very severe challenge. | en_US |
