OCCRP reports that a former Afghan parliamentarian used a passport he obtained through Cyprus’ now defunct citizenship by investment program to build a sprawling business and real estate empire in Germany and Dubai

Ajmal Rahmani accumulated real estate in Germany between 2018 and 2022 valued at 197m. He purchased the properties through German companies registered under his Cyprus passport in addition to Cypriot holding companies. He and his father, Mir Rahman Rahmani, were sanctioned by the US Treasury for alleged corruption, which included manipulating the fuel market in Afghanistan to embezzle US funds…