FAJAR.CO.ID – The Taliban government began paying salaries to Afghan civil servants who were delayed by several months, Saturday (11/20/2021).
Local officials say thousands of Afghan civil servants have not received their salaries for at least the last three months. It is one of many crises the Taliban have faced since the group took power in August.
“The finance ministry said that starting today (20/11), the last three months’ salaries to which all civil servants and staff are entitled will be paid in full,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.
It is not yet clear where the Taliban government will get the funds to pay the pending salaries. Even before the Taliban seized power in August, many public sector employees said they had not received their salaries for weeks.
After the Taliban came to power, the Afghan government’s billions of dollars in funds located in the United States and the European Union were frozen. Governments of foreign countries have not been willing to channel funds directly to help the Taliban-led Afghan government fulfill its financial obligations, such as paying the salaries of civil servants.
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