KABUL (SW) – Over 70 per cent population of Afghanistan lives in areas under the government control, officials said on Thursday.
Matin Baig, head of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance, said this at a press conference in connection with the government’s accountability drive. He said people living in the Taliban-controlled areas are also approaching public offices for delivery of services. He said only 20 districts across the country remain under the Taliban control.
Speaking on the occasion, Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz, mayor of Kabul, said the municipality in the capital city collected a record AFN 4 billion worth of revenues in the past one year alone. He said a dedicated 409-member team has been tasked to prevent land-grabbing in the city. Mayor Sarfaraz added work is underway on maiden map to locate addresses in all 22 districts.
The municipality officials added over 37,000 booklets for the yearly municipality tax have been issued in the city.
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