Several readers of the Hasht-e Subh Daily have reported that the Taliban have added a 200 Afghani charge for “service and maintenance” to their electricity bills.
These individuals, who shared both messages and images of their electricity bills on Monday, April 7, stated that people are not in a financial position to bear additional expenses.
According to the complainants, the state-run power company, Breshna, should not transfer the burden of its own responsibilities onto the citizens.
Images sent to the Hasht-e Subh Daily clearly show the added service and maintenance charges on the electricity bills.
So far, Breshna Company, which operates under the Taliban’s management, has not commented on the issue.
This added fee comes at a time when citizens have repeatedly complained about the high cost of electricity and frequent, prolonged power outages.
You can read the Persian version of this news here:
فشار طالبان و ناتوانی مردم؛ ۲۰۰ افغانی بر حفاظت از صندوق در بلهای برق اضافه شد | روزنامه ۸صبح
