Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
announced that they will allow Afghan traders to carry weapons after
resolving technical issues.

The decision was made after a number of Afghan businessmen complained
about their security and safety in the country, said the spokesperson of
the Interior Ministry Saeed Khostai in a statement.

Saeed Khostai said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is committed to
ensuring the security and safety of Afghan traders and investors and to
resolving their problems.

It comes after the Afghan traders once armed, were disarmed and they are
not allowed to have armed security guards.

Afghanistan’s all traders and investors would carry weapons and had armed
security guards as there were huge threats of kidnapping, looting, and
money heisting.

Following the takeover of the Taliban on August 15, all people and
administrations have been disarmed and no one can carry weapons except the
Taliban fighters.