The Taliban militants group has started regulating rates and prices of the food and non-food commodities as well services in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan, it has been reported.According to a rate card obtained by BBC Persian, rates and prices from haircut to tailoring services and food items including meat and meal prices have been set by the group and is implemented in the restive Darqad district.
The price of the hair cut has been set at AFN 20 which is equivalent to 30 cents while the price in open market rats was AFN 100 (USD 1.50).
The group’s military committee chief Maulavi Shamsuddin Hemat has reportedly announced the rates in Darqad district.
According to the Rate Card, the prices of a kg of beef and baked fish have been set at AFN 180 (USD 2.6) and the rates of meal including Kebab have been set at AFN 100 (USD 1.50).
Tailoring services rates have also been set in the new Rate Card which includes AFN 80 for the tailoring of boys suits and AFN 130 for men suits.
The Taliban militants are still in control of Darqad district despite the Afghan security forces have launched numerous military operations to retake the control of it.
Local government officials are saying plans for a major military operation has been finalized but they can execute the operation due to bad weather in the area.
The provincial governor spokesman Sunatullah Temori has said the control of the district would retaken from the Taliban in a matter of 30 minutes once the weather condition gets better.