Fraud delays Kabul road project

Afghanistan under pressure to crack down on corruption.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan has come under increasing international pressure to tackle government corruption, seen as a major stumbling block to the country’s development.

In one Kabul neighbourhood residents were promised a new road four years ago. But construction was halted, and the money given to the contractor cannot be traced.

Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports from the Afghan capital.

Source: Al Jazeera