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European Union warns of cutting aid to Afghanistan

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KABUL: The European Union has warned to stop donations to Afghanistan if Ghani’s administration was not serious in battling with corruption.

The EU representative in Afghanistan wrote Monday on Twitter that Kabul was not doing enough in counter-corruption as the country was listed as the most corrupt states.

The Transparency International’s report on the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2019 shows that Afghanistan still ranks as the world’s most corrupt countries, the EU office said.

Iranian News Agency, IRNA reports that Afghanistan was ranked as the most corrupt country in economic affairs in the Transparency International’s fresh report released on January 23.

According to the report, Afghanistan has fallen from its previous year’s position and is now ranked 173rd in the world in fighting with corruption.

The report says that efforts in struggling with corruption in Afghanistan had no progress in 2018.

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