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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 02 > In Afghanistan, there’s a price for everything

In Afghanistan, there’s a price for everything

By Dexter Filkins / The Bulletin
January 2, 2009

KABUL, Afghanistan — When it comes to governing this violent, fractious land, everything, it seems, has its price. Want to be a provincial police chief? It will cost you $100,000. Want to drive a convoy of trucks loaded with fuel across the country? Be prepared to pay $6,000 per....

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