Security accounts for 45% of Taliban administration spending, World Bank says

Security accounts for 45% of Taliban administration spending, World Bank says

Security accounted for more than 45% of the Taliban administration’s spending so far this fiscal year, exceeding the combined spending on education, health, agriculture, infrastructure and private-sector development, according to a new World Bank report. Security spending reached 51.3 billion afghanis, or about $787 million, accounting for 45.2% of total expenditure in the fiscal year to date, according to the World Bank’s August 2026 Afghanista…