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| '''Shirini''', which literally means “sweets” in ] language ("shirin" = sweet) and its ] variant spoken in ], is the ] commonly used for ]. | '''Shirini''', which literally means “sweets” in ] language ("shirin" = sweet) and its ] variant spoken in ], is the ] commonly used for ]. | ||
| In Afghanistan under the ], the rampant culture of ] and especially ] from low-level police officers, who receive low salaries and are said to take bribes to subsist, to the highest level of government officials, became a major source of general discontent and ]. Many interactions with authorities require ''shirini'' |
In Afghanistan under the ], the rampant culture of ] and especially ] from low-level police officers, who receive low salaries and are said to take bribes to subsist, to the highest level of government officials, became a major source of general discontent and ]. Many interactions with authorities require ''shirini'' – like getting a new driver's license or paying a water or electricity bill. | ||
| This discontent drove a wedge between the government and the Afghan people, who under this administration grew more and more resentful of the established politics. It would turn people toward the ] ], which were |
This discontent drove a wedge between the government and the Afghan people, who under this administration grew more and more resentful of the established politics. It would turn people toward the ] ], which were perceived as relatively ''"clean"''.{{Fact|date=January 2010}} | ||
| Taming corruption is seen as crucial to the future of the country and all candidates in the ] pledged to fight it. | Taming corruption is seen{{By whom}} as crucial to the future of the country and all candidates in the ] pledged to fight it. | ||
| According to a survey by ''Integrity Watch Afghanistan'' in 2007, the average Afghan household had to pay |
According to a survey by ''Integrity Watch Afghanistan'' in 2007, the average Afghan household had to pay round about $100 yearly in petty bribes, while 70 percent of the families in the ]-stricken country survive on less than $1 a day <ref></ref>. | ||
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Shirini, which literally means “sweets” in Persian language ("shirin" = sweet) and its Dari variant spoken in Afghanistan, is the euphemism commonly used for bribes.
In Afghanistan under the Karzai administration, the rampant culture of corruption and especially graft from low-level police officers, who receive low salaries and are said to take bribes to subsist, to the highest level of government officials, became a major source of general discontent and cynicism. Many interactions with authorities require shirini – like getting a new driver's license or paying a water or electricity bill.
This discontent drove a wedge between the government and the Afghan people, who under this administration grew more and more resentful of the established politics. It would turn people toward the fundamentalist Taliban, which were perceived as relatively "clean".
Taming corruption is seen as crucial to the future of the country and all candidates in the presidential elections in 2009 pledged to fight it.
According to a survey by Integrity Watch Afghanistan in 2007, the average Afghan household had to pay round about $100 yearly in petty bribes, while 70 percent of the families in the poverty-stricken country survive on less than $1 a day .
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