Nepotism in Taliban: Officials urged to remove their sons from government positions

The leader of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered Afghan officials to replace their appointed sons or other family members from government positions and refrain from hiring relatives in the future. The decree follows allegations that several senior Taliban officials had appointed their sons to roles within the government. Afghanistan is facing a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis since the Taliban took control of the country, with sanctions placed on members of the Taliban government, the central bank's overseas assets frozen, and most foreign funding suspended.