The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) said graft at the government level has increased, with most of it stemming from the national sources of income, mainly customs.
This indicated the lack of commitment from the government towards fighting corruption, said the Committee officials.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance admitted the existence of the graft in the government but rejected the amount of corruption reported by the MEC.
Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal recently acknowledged the persisting corruption in customs and called on the officials to boost efforts into tackling the issue.
Amina Ahmaid, the newly appointed Head of Kabul’s customs, said measures would be taken to standardize Kabul’s customs and make customs procedures less complicated, in an attempt to tackle corruption.