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Taliban Prove to Be Formidable Tax Collectors, Putting Squeeze on Afghans

The government is raising more money from people struggling to survive in the country’s crumbling economy

An Afghan money changer waited for customers in Kabul in February.
By Saeed Shah
 | Photographs by Elise Blanchard for The Wall Street Journal

KABUL—For decades, most businesses in Kabul’s busy Mandawi market got by without paying their taxes. That changed when the Taliban swept to power.

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