Afghanistan's "land mafia"
A 200 word piece today by the BBC highlights an important trend and leaves us wanting more details. The emergence of the so-called "land mafia" (a term that probably makes it sound more centrally organized than it us...) has broad repercussions, especially since Afghanistan lacks enforceable, consistent land rights. Multiple land registries allow well-connected strongmen to stake claims with impunity, and the lack of a functioning legal system leaves victims with no recourse.
The lack of security vis a vis land and property rights remains one of the major impediments to investment in Afghanistan. This briefly received some attention in 2003 when refugees streamed home -- only to find someone else there. It's still a big issue today, but the last serious work I've seen on this is the AREU's 2003 report ( Land Rights in Crisis). Sounds to me like a prize-winning expose just waiting for the right journalist...
Powerful 'grab Afghanistan land' By Stephanie Irvine (BBC) Sept 6: The Afghan urban development minister says land is being appropriated illegally by powerful individuals at a rate of two sq km (0.8 sq miles) a day. Former military commanders, members of parliament and senior officials are seizing land and then selling it on illegally, says Yousaf Pashthun.
Image: Urban Development Minister Mohammad Yousaf Pashthun. BBC.
There is a "land mafia" which has stolen 5,000 sq km of land this year. It is another indication of the extent of corruption and the absence of the rule of law in Afghanistan. One man, who lives in the northern town of Mazar-e-Sharif, told the BBC how an estate that had been in his family for 80 years was taken over by local strongmen. They drew up false papers, divided the land up into plots and sold it off for private housing, he says. Although the original owner has taken the case to court, he is not optimistic since the people who stole his land are wealthy and powerful. The illegal seizure of government-owned land is also making it difficult for the authorities to carry out development schemes and building projects. Mr Pashthun says one of the reasons very little is being done about the problem is that many people in positions of power, including the government, are involved in the land mafia.
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