The Taliban refused to follow the US sanctions and ordered their border guards to keep Afghanistan's border with Iran open 24 hours a day for transit traffic and not to impose restrictions on Iran. This is despite the fact that the Taliban do not actually have significant sources of income and are also dependent on the dollars coming from the United States.

The Taliban refused to follow the US sanctions and ordered their border guards to keep Afghanistan's border with Iran open 24 hours a day for transit traffic and not to impose restrictions on Iran. This is despite the fact that the Taliban do not actually have significant sources of income and are also dependent on the dollars coming from the United States.