SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Local officials say Taliban militants extort money from trucks loaded with food items on the Darzab-Shiberghan highway in northern Jawzjan province, a claim the Taliban reject.
Rahmatullah Hasher, the Darzab district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News Taliban had established their posts on Darzab, Qush Tepa and Shiberghan roads, charging drivers according to their truckloads.
“This issue has faced Darzab residents with problems despite being poor,” he said, adding extortion had resulted in increased prices.
Meanwhile, residents of Darzab district also complained about . . .
