By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Members of the Justice Department, FBI and DEA in Afghanistan are getting a first hand look at corruption and how certain citizens are being protected from prosecution and arrest, the Washington Post reports.
The Post reports that the Afghanistan government has repeatedly derailed criminal investigations of connected citizens. The U.S. investigators have been providing assistance in Afghanistan including wiretap technology.
“Above a certain level, people are being very well protected,” a senior U.S. official involved in the investigations to the Post.
Karzai spokesman Waheed Omar denied investigations had been derailed, the Post said.
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