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According to Sputnik, the regional government in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province has banned rickshaw drivers from providing rides to armed people in the provincial capital of Jalalabad.
The governor’s office said in a statement that “rickshaw runners would be prohibited from carrying armed people, and offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
The Taliban were also told not to ride in rickshaws with weaponry.
According to the agency, the governor urged civilians to report any armed people riding in rickshaws to security forces.
Meanwhile, the Taliban has been in control of Kabul for almost two months, following an aggressive and quick offensive over Afghan government forces following the US military withdrawal.
