Economic

The Taliban have stopped paying salaries to employees of three ministries. Informed sources say the Taliban’s Ministry of Finance has delayed paying salaries to employees of the Interior, Education and Defense ministries. The reason for this move is that a plan to reduce government employees has not been implemented. According to the report, employees of

Three Taliban wounded in battle with drug traffickers in Helmand. Local sources in Helmand province say that last night (Saturday, August 23) in the “Bahramcha” district near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, a clash took place between the Taliban and drug traffickers. According to the sources, at least four people were killed and five others were injured

Worrying increase in suicides in Khost. Sources from the Khost Civil Hospital say that in the last two weeks alone, 43 suicides have been registered in the province. According to these sources, most of the victims committed suicide due to economic pressures, unemployment and psychological problems. A number of them were saved by the intervention

Taliban delegation goes to Belarus to meet Afghan prisoners. The Taliban embassy in Moscow has announced that a group headed by Hafiz Abdullah Yasir, the embassy’s advisor, has gone to Belarus to closely examine the situation of Afghan prisoners. The delegation discussed legal problems and the conditions for the return of Afghan prisoners to the

70-year-old man commits suicide in Maimana. Local sources in Faryab say that a 70-year-old man committed suicide in Maimana city, the provincial capital. The incident took place on Wednesday, August 20, in the “Bibi Ayina” area of ​​Maimana city. The deceased was named Nazir and was a resident of “Hazar Sam” village in Pashtun Kot

Mujahid: Taliban leader’s salary is 20,000 Afghanis. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an interview with a local media outlet that Taliban leaders receive a monthly salary of 20,000 Afghanis and work “until midnight.” He added that Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has traveled to several provinces and met with people. Mujahid said Haibatullah is not

Internal divisions within the Taliban; poverty, anger and the risk of new war. A senior Taliban official warned in an interview with the British newspaper The Telegraph that widespread poverty and internal discontent have increased the risk of civil war within the Taliban. Referring to the dissatisfaction of a number of Taliban ministers with Mullah

Kabul shopkeepers: The Taliban sold their flag to us by force. A number of shopkeepers in Kabul’s Koti Sangi say that on the fourth anniversary of their rule, the Taliban sold the group’s flags without their consent and by force. In an interview with some media outlets, these shopkeepers emphasized that: The Taliban sold their

1,500 unemployed female lawyers and thousands of women imprisoned at home; report on the fourth year of Taliban rule. Amnesty International UK said on the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s rule that the rights of the Afghan people have been widely and systematically violated since the group returned to power. The report said the Taliban