8am: Some residents of Charikar City, the capital of Parwan province, say that the Taliban have set a one-week deadline for them to pay the 20-year Municipal Cleaning Fee arrears of the city. The Taliban have warned the residents of Charikar that if they do not pay this amount within a week, their homes will be sealed. According to the residents, the Taliban demand the “Municipal Cleaning Fee” based on house valuation from the people. However, the residents of Charikar say that due to the poor economic situation in the country, they are unable to pay this amount of money. They accuse the Taliban of “coercion” and emphasize that this group has multiplied the Cleaning Fee. On the other hand, some legal experts say that with the Taliban’s resurgence, Afghanistan’s legal system has been “halted” and no legitimate legal action is being taken. According to them, the Taliban’s actions, which are carried out in the absence of an official constitutional legality, are more of “autocracy and obscurantism” than legal legitimacy. Click here to read more (external link).