8am: Local sources in Takhar report that the Taliban in this province collect tithes from farmers’ crops several times. On Thursday, September 22, a source said, quoting the farmers of some districts in this province, that the Taliban has not defined any mechanism for tithes collection, but there are local Taliban commanders who collect tithes
Xinhua: Afghanistan received 40 million U.S. dollars in cash as humanitarian aid to bolster its impoverished economy on Wednesday, the country’s central bank announced. The war-town country received a similar amount on Sept. 13 as part of support to raise the country’s foreign reserve, which is more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. Click here to
8am: Reliable local sources in talking to Hasht-e Subh say that the Department of Vice and Virtue Promotion of the Taliban summoned all the owners of coffee shops in Herat on Wednesday, September 21, and ordered them to stop their business or face the consequences. Sources in Herat say that with the closure of coffee
FP: Omar Joya, an economist formerly with the World Bank and Afghanistan’s central bank, described the Afghan Fund as a “windfall” for the Taliban, saying it effectively pays their bills while relieving them of responsibility for managing an economy suffering from the political shock of the republic’s fall as well as natural disasters that have
Tolo News: After more than a year since the change of government in Afghanistan, international aircraft crossing Afghanistan airspace–which provides revenue to the government–is still low, according to officials. The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation said 70 to 90 aircraft cross Afghan airspace each 24 hours, which is much less than it was in
The Guardian (UK): Drought, economic collapse and soaring food prices have pushed millions into hunger. Cash aid from the Disasters Emergency Committee is helping families feed their children and send them back to school. Click here to view photos (external link).
Tolo News: A member of the Afghanistan Trust Fund, Shah Mohammad Mehrabi, said that $150 Million should be delivered to the markets monthly in Afghanistan to stabilize the Afghan currency. “Use of this fund should be done for the sole purpose of price stability to defend the value of Afghani. This process can be independently
Ariana: [Taliban] Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said this week that 250 domestic and foreign firms have submitted their bids for the iron mine in Herat and lead mine in Ghor province. Esmatullah Burhan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said that it is evaluating the bids and will soon announce
8am: Local sources say that the residents of Khwaja Bahauddin district, in cooperation with the residents of other districts of Takhar province, have forced the usurper nomadic families to flee from the area. The armed nomads had usurped the houses of the people of Khwaja Bahauddin, Takhar province by force for several days and the
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 16, 2022 KABUL — Afghanistan’s Taliban Friday denounced the U.S. decision to transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank reserves to a Swiss-based trust fund, declaring it an “illegal venture” and vowing to impose financial penalties on entities that facilitate it. Washington said Wednesday it would move the previously frozen financial