The Taliban in Balkh province are collecting funds forcefully and also recruiting local people, according to officials. Afghan local authorities in the northern province said on Wednesday that the Taliban are forcing the local people who live in areas under the group s control in Balkh province to pay them part of their income. The Taliban are also trying to recruit from among the local people, said the officials, reported Tolo News. There are only about 20 Taliban fighters inside the district building compound and the police headquarters; the rest of them have taken up positions inside the villages to collect Zakat (charity), said Mohammad Yousuf, the acting district governor of Kaldar district.
Afghanistan: Taliban demanding funds, recruiting people
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Taliban tightens grip over Afghanistan; levies high taxes, recruits forceful
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