The Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Wednesday said it has arrested five government officials – including an official from its own office – on corruption charges.

AGO spokesman Jamshid Rasuli said the officials include three government officials on land grabbing charges, an attorney from the AGO on charges of taking bribes and a police force member in Uruzgan on charges of transferring more than $250,000 USD, three million Afghanis and jewelry.

"This time we arrested one of our attorneys on bribery charges who had a major general rank. He is under investigation by the special court," he said.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi said nearly 16 embezzlement and corruption cases have been sent to the anti-corruption judicial center by the Presidential Palace and 15 cases by other departments, from which eight cases are under investigation and some of them have been sent to the AGO for assessment.

"At least 26 individuals have been arrested in connection with 15 cases. Three officials from the ministry of urban development, six officials on charges of misuse of government's assets, six officials from Maidan Wardak police training center on corruption charges, two officials on bribary charges, one individual on charges of money laundering and six others on corruption charges in the National Bank," Hakimi said.