ICTD Blog: Checking out checkpoints
Mina Radončić and Markus Geray write about the workshop “Roadblocks and revenues: new geographies of taxation in conflict” that was hosted by DIIS, ICTD and the Centre on Armed Groups in Copenhagen from 15-17 May 2023, bringing together 40 researchers from various countries.
The Conversation: How the Taliban’s more tax system helped it win control of Afghanistan
Ashley Jackson writes about how the Taliban’s taxation system helped it win the battle for control in Afghanistan.
Tax Chats podcast: Taxed by the Taliban
Centre co-director Ashley Jackson talks to the Tax Chats podcast about how the Taliban’s tax system paved the way for their takeover of Afghanistan.