Shocking Admission Reveals the True Face of Taliban Administration: Theft Is Rampant.
Corruption, theft, and nepotism within Taliban institutions have reached a critical breaking point, turning what the group once called a “pure emirate” into a structure deeply infected with bribery and plunder.
Citizens across the country widely complain of systemic corruption, and even Taliban members and employees themselves have been forced to admit it.
A staff member from Taliban security and reserve departments in Kabul stated cautiously yet clearly:
“Theft has become widespread in the Emirate.”
Contrary to official slogans, financial corruption, bribery, and nepotism in appointments—especially in revenue-generating and public-facing offices—have expanded dramatically.
Observers say Taliban governance now resembles a highly sycophantic and mafia-like network, where law holds no real authority.
In this structure, every individual operates under the protection of a power network, and corruption, theft, and even betrayal are not punished—but rewarded.
A clear example is Dr. Bari Omar, former head of the national power company (Breshna), who was accused of embezzling nearly USD 400,000 from an electricity project.
Instead of facing prosecution, he was quietly removed from Breshna and later appointed Head of Protocol at the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Experts warn that widespread repression, silencing of independent media, and the complete removal of public oversight have turned the Taliban into a fully unaccountable authority.
In such an environment, corruption remains hidden from public view, and no institution considers itself responsible.
Analysts believe that as long as this closed, repressive, and opaque system remains in place, corruption under Taliban rule will not be an exception—but the governing norm.
