The Ministry of Defense (MoD) claims that it provides families of deceased soldiers with a house and regularly pay the salaries of these fallen troops – but some families reject these claims.
TOLOnews reporter Wali Arian interviewed one of the families who lost a son to the war. They said they have not been paid a cent in the past four months.
Amanullah was an Afghan Air Force pilot who was killed when his helicopter was hit in a Taliban attack in Dand-e-Ghori area of northern Baghlan province.
He left behind four children – the oldest being only six years old. His youngest is four months old.