The Associated Press (AP) has reported that the demolition of homes and even cemeteries for road construction by the Taliban continues in Kabul city.
The media outlet reported on Saturday, April 18, that the Taliban are implementing a road modernization plan that was inherited from the previous government.
According to the report, houses, businesses, and even a cemetery across Kabul are being demolished to make way for road construction.
The report states that widened roads, flyovers, and underpasses are rapidly replacing narrow and often deeply potholed streets.
It adds: “Much of the plan was drawn up years ago, when Afghanistan had a US-backed government. But most work never got off the ground, mired in red tape, corruption, and security risks due to the Taliban insurgency.”
Nematullah Barakzai, a spokesperson for the Taliban municipality, claimed that about 450 kilometers of roads have been built in the capital over the past four and a half years.
He also said that during this period, 11,278 properties have been confiscated.
According to Barakzai, more than 28 billion Afghanis (around 434 million US dollars) have been collected over the past four and a half years.
The report further states that in the Qala-e-Khater area of Kabul, part of a 200-year-old cemetery is also set to be demolished for a new road.
Graves have been emptied, and bodies relocated to another section of the cemetery.
The demolition of homes and road construction by the Taliban is continuing and has caused a shortage of housing and an increase in rent prices. https://8am.media/eng/kabul-road-construction-taliban-demolishing-cemeteries/
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