Civil servants have given conflicting accounts over whether their salaries have been paid, with Taliban finance ministry sources saying payments have been made while several employees say they are still waiting after weeks of delays.
A source at the Taliban-run Ministry of Finance told Amu TV that salaries for the past three months had been paid and denied reports that payments had been suspended.
However, two other sources within the finance ministry and one source at another government institution said salary payments had been halted until further notice and were only recently resumed, with some delayed wages now being processed.
Despite those claims, three public employees from different institutions told Amu TV that they had yet to receive their salaries after nearly two months.
“About two months have passed without receiving our salaries,” one civil servant said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The finance and administration department tells us it is the end of the fiscal year and that the two months’ pay will be settled soon.”
Another employee said similar delays had occurred earlier this year, when in some institutions only one month’s salary was paid after a three-month delay, raising fears the pattern could be repeated.
Two additional sources at separate public institutions said several ministries had submitted financial reports required for salary payments, but those reports were not accepted by the finance ministry, contributing to the delays.
Some civil servants warned the situation was becoming untenable, particularly during the winter months, as rising living costs and delayed salaries were pushing households into financial hardship.
