Sources: Dried fruit markets in Zabul closed over high taxes

Sources: Dried fruit markets in Zabul closed over high taxes

Most dried fruit markets in Zabul province in the south have closed after the Taliban imposed steep new taxes, local sources in the provincial capital, Qalat, told Amu TV on Monday. The sources said Taliban have recently been demanding higher tax payments from dried fruit sellers in Qalat. On Sunday, Aug. 10, following a decision by the local dried fruit traders’ association, many caravansaries and markets in the city were shuttered in protest. …