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A US soldier stands against the Afghan skyline after securing an outpost in Kandahar province. (Credit: Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II, US Army)

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Drugs and corruption are the two biggest economies in Afghanistan – accounting for a combined $5.8 billion a year. GFF supports investigative journalism following USAID dollars through the Afghanistan warzone exposing how American money is really spent.

AFGHANISTAN
CORRUPTION IN NUMBERS

Corruption cost to the country:
-2.5 billion a year, 23% of GDP

Afghanistan transparency rank in 2009:
-179th out of 180 countries

Cost of a bribe to get out of jail for drug trafficking:
-$60,000

Cost of a bribe to bypass a security checkpoint:
-$20

Average annual payment in bribes:
-$158

Average annual income:
-$425

Percentage of Afghans who think corruption is the biggest problem facing the country:
-59

Percentage of Afghans who think a bribe is always needed to obtain public service:
-72

Percentage of Afghans who have “lost trust” in public service:
-65

Percentage of Afghans who believe that international organizations “are corrupt and just in the country to get rich”
-54

SOURCE: United Nations ODC Afghanistan corruption survey, 2010