A document seen by TOLOnews suggests that Ajmal Ahmadi, the governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, has made dozens of new appointments over the recent months with special privileges offered to the candidates.

The documents show that some of the newly appointed employees were paid more than 450,000 Afs under the name of an exceptional salary difference.

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday condemned the kidnapping of a 9-year-old boy who in a video pleads for his family to save him from the kidnappers. The video has been shared on social media and has drawn widespread calls for action. 

Abdul Rauf was on his way to school in Mazar-e-Sharif city when he was kidnapped by unidentified men wearing military uniforms 32 days ago, according to officials.