Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered government offices under the group’s control to stop using the words “budget” and “system”, terms the order treats as “foreign”, local sources say.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, that the Taliban Supreme Leader issued the directive to all institutions under the group’s control.
Under the order, “budget” must be replaced with “Mizaniya” and “system” with “Nizam”, the group’s preferred terms.
According to the sources, the Taliban Supreme Leader sent the directive in an official letter to Kandahar University a day earlier.
The letter stresses avoiding the use of “foreign” words in government offices.
It also asks offices to use the terminology set by the Taliban.
The Taliban have previously made changes to the names of government departments and to common administrative terms.
The group has used the word “Shurta” in place of “police” and the term “Murur” in place of “traffic”.
