The Taliban's grandfathering in Afghanistan: began to take taxes from the people

Kabul: The Taliban have started levying taxes on the Afghan government after the siege on the battlefield. In addition to forcibly collecting taxes from locals in Afghanistan's Balkh province, he is also recruiting them into his own army. Mohammad Yusuf, the acting district governor of Kaldar district, said there were only 20 Taliban inside the district building complex and the police headquarters. The rest have taken up positions inside the village to collect jakat (donations). The Taliban have taxed shops, local markets and locals. Executives are very concerned about the business.

Russian media, meanwhile, say the Taliban control 90 percent of Afghanistan's border. This border touches Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran. The Taliban currently control 200 districts in Afghanistan. The Taliban captured one outpost after another, strategically targeting border areas. In some cases, Afghan soldiers fled. For the first time in its 50-year history, Tajikistan has begun conducting large-scale border inspections due to Taliban control of the border. Increasing Taliban pressure has forced Afghan refugees and government forces to cross the Tajik border.

Russia, which has a military buzz in Central Asia, will conduct military drills next month with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan near the Afghan border.