The Impact of Tax Evasion on Afghanistan's Economy |
TAWHEED, Qais
(College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology)
CONG, Wang (College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology) RAFIQEE, Noorullah (School of Business, Central South University) QADERI, Khwaja Bahman (School of Business, Central South University) SHARIFI, Mohammad Shabir (School of Economics, Kabul University) HALIMI, Muhammad Shekaib (College of Economics and Management, Taiyuan University of Technology) |
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