Sources in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, told Afghanistan International, that Taliban members beat up some car sellers for not paying taxes.

A source said that the Taliban members were using force to collect taxes from the people of the district.

According to these sources, the Taliban members are constantly visiting shops, companies, commercial markets, and hotels and pressuring people to pay taxes.

The Taliban went to some car shops on Tuesday and beat people up. According to a video provided to Afghanistan International, a person lost consciousness after being beaten up by the Taliban and people gathered around him.

An informed source said that car sellers refused to pay taxes due to the high tax rates and the unfavourable economic and market situation, which was met with violence by the Taliban.

A number of people said that the Taliban does not provide services despite collecting a lot of taxes. Trade unions and businessmen have called the Taliban's taxes "back-breaking".

The Taliban said that they rely on internal revenues to run their government. The group hopes to fund its government by collecting taxes and mining.