Widespread Corruption Uncovered at Kabul Bank

The Takeaway

According to our partner The New York Times, hundreds of millions of dollars from the Kabul Bank were spirited out of country – some smuggled in airline food trays – to foreign bank accounts.  Matt Rosenberg is in Kabul for our partner The New York Times. He’s seen all 277 pages of the official audit.

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