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Graft cost Afghans $3.9 billion in 2012

By SHASHANK BENGALI LOS ANGELES TIMES

Afghans paid bribes totaling about $3.9 billion last year — twice the country’s domestic revenue — and two-thirds of the population said it’s acceptable for civil servants to take kickbacks for providing basic services, according to a United Nations survey released Thursday.

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  • Headline: Graft cost Afghans $3.9 billion in 2012
  • Publication: Front Section, Pages 7 on 02/08/2013
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