As they announced their first annual national budget since taking over in August of 2021, the Taliban authorities said, Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) in the current financial year.
Innamullah Samangani, the Taliban government's deputy spokesman, told Reuters, “Because these departments were not deemed necessary and were not included in the budget, they have been dissolved.”
Other departments include, the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), the once high-powered National Security Council, and the commission for overseeing the implementation of the Afghan constitution.
Samangani further stated that the national budget was “based on objective facts” and intended only for active and productive departments. He also added that “if needed” the bodies could be reactivated in the future.
During their rule from 1996 to 2001 prior to the US invasion, the Taliban implemented a harsh version of Islamic rule, which saw women banned from education and work. But after regaining the rule after the US troops returned home, the Taliban authorities assured moderation in their governance.
However, girls still can't get their way into educational institutions. On top of that, they have introduced rules that mandate females wear burqa that covers the full body from head to toe, and requires them to have male relatives accompany them in public places.
Source: Reuters
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