> The Afghan government’s own anti-corruption authorities mainly prosecuted political enemies. This point seems crucial. If there were a way to engineer the c

> The Afghan government’s own anti-corruption authorities mainly prosecuted political enemies. This point seems crucial. If there were a way to engineer the composition and incentives of an anti-corruption body such that it prosecuted genuinely corrupt individuals, regardless of political affiliation, then there might be some selective pressure towards less corrupt people being given power. Of course it's hard to bootstrap that process if the court system itself is corrupt, but requiring jury trials and video evidence would be a good start. The anti-corruption body would therefore be mainly tasked with carrying out sting operations against officials that they receive complaints about, using a "mystery shopper" approach to see if a bribe is requested (or accepted).