The Taliban-run Kabul Municipality has given stallholders and street vendors in the city’s District 10 a deadline to remove their stalls and carts from roadsides, pavements and green spaces.
In a notice, the Taliban said the decision was made at a meeting on November 9 to prevent traffic congestion and disorder in the city.
The notice was issued by the Taliban-run municipality’s District 10 office.
According to the notice, stallholders and street vendors have until November 12 to remove their stalls and carts.
It warned that if they fail to meet the deadline, the Urban Order Committee will remove and relocate the stalls and carts.
Previously, a number of street vendors said the Taliban-run municipality had forced them to undergo biometric registration and purchase carts and stalls.
They also said the municipality had collected advance payments and monthly rent from them.
The move comes as operating street carts and stalls is a source of income for many low-income urban families.
The Taliban’s decision could threaten the livelihoods of these families.
