A case review: corruption scandals in Afghan defense ministry

This report has been developed on basis of evidences which show the Afghan Ministry of Defense and Mujtaba Ali firm, signing a contract, have embezzled a large amount of money.   

Executive summary

On January 18, 2019, the Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD), in contrast to the Procurement Law of Afghanistan, signed a contract worth a billion Afghanis with Mujtaba Ali- a Technical and Construction Company. On May 16, 2019, the Daily Etilaat-e-Roz sent an email to the National Procurement Authority (NPA), asking NPA officials to give details about the contract. On May 16, 2019, the NPA replied to the email, giving details of the Procurement Law of Afghanistan. In the email, the NPA officials also gave details about the procedure and law of procurement in the country and introduced references for further follow-up. On July 20 and 21, the investigative reporter of the Daily Etilaat-e-Roz, reached to the executive director of Mujtaba Ali Technical and Construction Company, asking him to respond to the claims made against the firm but to no avail. Instead of replying to the claims, he indirectly offered bribes, and asked the reporter for retraction.