Taliban Finance Minister Meets Kabul Money Changers to Discuss Tax Policies

Mullah Mohammad Nasir Akhund, the Taliban administration’s Finance Minister, met with Bahram Khan Zadran, head of Shahzada Exchange Market, and members of the Money Changers’ Union at the ministry’s headquarters in Kabul to discuss the need for greater coordination between money changers and financial institutions.

At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the union expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Finance for facilitating certain measures for sector participants and affirmed that union members are committed to paying their taxes on time.

Union representatives shared a range of proposals and highlighted existing challenges, calling for increased cooperation from the ministry in regulating money exchange operations and reducing tax-related pressures.

In response, the Taliban’s Finance Minister stated that since the group assumed power, the national budget has been funded through domestic sources. He noted that the ministry has offered tax exemptions and reductions to the public and emphasized that this approach will continue in the future.

However, many economic experts believe that the Taliban administration’s financial policies and the lack of transparency in tax collection have raised concerns among money changers and other economic stakeholders. They stress the need for structural reforms in financial and regulatory systems to rebuild trust between traders and the Taliban government.