The attorney office of Faryab province arrested the education director for Kohistan district on charges of corruption and misuse of authority yesterday. Farid Sherzai Ghori, provincial prosecutor, said that based on complaints from six teachers and documentation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Education Director Azizullah Hamdard had embezzled salaries of a number of teachers using forged signatures over the past one year. Ghori quoting some influential figures stated that imaginary schools existed in Kohistan district and their salaries and privileges were being taken. Yasen Arsalah, deputy head at Faryab education department for teaching, confirmed Azizullah was detained for forgery and misusing job authority by the prosecutor’s office.
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