Document #1060705

NYT – New York Times (Author)

Some Police Recruits Impose ‘Islamic Tax’ on Afghans

http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a2e40a36109b59525699756225ccad6d

ecoi.net description:
Residents complain that they are often forced to hand over a tenth of their earnings to police recruits, as it is customary under Taliban rule
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
NYT – New York Times (Author)
Original link:
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=a2e40a36109b59525699756225ccad6d
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
12 June 2011
Document ID:
1060705 (former ID 161621)

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