Residents of southern Ghazni province say that Taliban militants have set up a customs point in Qarabagh district of the province and are collecting tax from cargo trucks, a claim the Taliban also confirmed. Taliban currently control…
Farmers in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday asked the government to increase tax on vegetable imports to improve the market of domestically produced crops. The farmers say they work for months in fields growing vegetables, but their harvests…
Security forces destroyed a Taliban tax collection point during an operation on Kabul-Mazar-i-Sharif Highway in northern Baghlan province, an official said on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Wais Samimi, Baghlan police chief, told reporters here that Afghan forces launched an…
The Revenue Department of southeastern Paktia province has started collection of tax from shops and markets in Zurmat and Samkani districts following a Pajhwok report in this regard. On November 10, a report published by Pajhwok Afghan News…
President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday stressed flexibility and excuses during tax collection were unacceptable, asking the Ministry of Finance to collect unpaid taxes from all government and non-government institutes. A statement from the Presidential Palace received by Pajhwok…
Traders in eastern Nangarhar province say the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has increased taxes on them as compared to other customs offices. The traders today closed the Nangarhar’s customs office in protest and said they would continue their…
The government has failed to collect income taxes from 10 out of 13 districts of southeastern Paktia province during the last one decade, officials said Tuesday. The districts where the government is not paid taxes include Zurmat, Shwak,…
Hundreds of orange orchards have ripened in the Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province, but farmers complain the Taliban are exorbitantly taxing them. They allege the Taliban are collecting from them higher taxes than the government on their…
KABUL’s decision on the 10 percent telecom tax and set a six-month deadline for the government to activate a transparent system. On October 11, the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament suspended the 10 percent tax on mobile…
A large number of strongmen refuse to pay taxes, scuttling government efforts to collect or jack up its revenue, authorities say. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Revenue Director Azim Khan Ahmadzai economic activity had…
