They have been forced to navigate a maze of Afghan and American bureaucracy and indifference, stoking a growing bitterness toward coalition forces and the Afghan government alike. Instead, the bases and the land have been transferred to Afghan security forces. In at least half a dozen of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, The New York Times has found land disputes involving owners who said they had simply been shut out. Rob Lodewick, deferred specific questions about land disputes to the Afghan government. Land disputes have been one of the main issues of conflict in the village, he said.

Source: bd News24 December 09, 2020 06:56 UTC