A number of local merchants in the common market in Shajnan, in Dakshan, accuse the Taliban forces in the area of corruption, bribery and extortion.
Several local businessmen from this area told Afghanistan International that the Taliban border guards "take bribes" from businessmen who come from outside this district to enter and operate in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan joint market.
They also added that the local Taliban entered this market by force and without duty.
This, despite the fact that, according to them, local traders wait in line from midnight to early morning to get permission to enter the market.
They add that the Taliban's actions harmed their small businesses in the common market and faced them with problems.