Acting minister of interior Wais Ahmad Barmak on Wednesday called for systematic reforms to be put in place in the ministry of interior to  fight corruption in the key institution. 
 
“We need to implement reforms in the procurement department and in the management of the procurement department, the financial department and the logistics department and overall in our supply and finance departments so that we can abide by our commitments towards fighting corruption,” said Barmak. 
 
Addressing a batch of new police cadets on Wednesday, Barmak reported about the existence of corruption in the procurement section of the ministry of interior. 
 
Barmak also raised questions about the confusion in the distribution of fuel by some police units. 
 
Back in May, President Ashraf Ghani said the ministry of interior was the heart of corruption in the security sector, but vowed to undertake structural reforms and end the problem.
 
“In the security sector particularly we are going to focus this year on the ministry of interior. The ministry of interior is the heart of corruption in the security sector and it is unacceptable and it will be reformed,” said Ghani in May. 
 
“Inside the ministry of interior, all documents of  the ministry of interior are supposed to be classified, but unfortunately, everything is recommended through individuals out of the ministry of interior who himself is a beneficiary and then puts on the table of the minister or deputy minister,” said Barmak.
 
“Where do the expenses of these twenty vehicles go? Where is the fuel going and where are other expenditures going? Is it Ok? Does it have a driver or not; maybe there are ghost drivers,” added Barmak.
 
“We pursued professional and tactical training in the police,” said one cadet Toryalai.
 
“There is a course about capacity building and accounting,” said another cadet Abed.
 
389 cadets received their graduation certificates on Wednesday. 
 
It is believed that war, impunity, poverty, unemployment, economic issues, low wages and shortcomings in the law were among key factors behind endemic corruption in Afghanistan.