Residents of Farkhar and Kalafgan districts in Takhar report that the Taliban are collecting between 500 and 1,000 Afghanis from each family for mosque construction and public projects.\n\nLocals state that impoverished families struggle to pay these mandatory collections, noting that previous fundraising efforts for health centers yielded no completed infrastructure.\n\nThis issue arises amid dire UN reports highlighting extreme poverty and food insecurity across Afghanistan.\n#Takhar #Taliban #Poverty

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