REAL ESTATE UNDER THE TALIBAN
April 1st, 2012
BY RAHIMULLAH YUSUFAI
IN a country with no shortage of warlords, the rule of law took a back seat when the Afghan Mujahedeen and Taliban captured power in the 1990s and gunmen began occupying properties in Kabul and in other cities and towns. Both used the term "mal-i-ghanimat" (war booty) to justify takeovers because they had fought their way to victory and were now the new rulers of Afghanistan.
Businessman Ghulam Sarwar recalled living during Taliban rule in Wazir Akbar Khan, the upscale Kabul locality popular with diplomats, international ...
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