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SPIEGEL correspondent Christoph Reuter has been in Afghanistan since the Taliban came to power in August.
In the country that lasted almost two months there was an alleged normality in the country - but the population is suffering acutely from the crumbling economy.
Christoph Reuter, DER SPIEGEL
»Everywhere in Kabul, like here just behind us, improvised flea markets have opened.
People are selling their furniture, their mattresses, their washing machines, their curtains on the roadside.
All things that they actually need.
Those who are now ready to sell because millions of Afghans have not received any salaries since August 15, sometimes even before that. "
Ajmal Khan, former civil servant
»Since the Islamic emirate was introduced, I think all colleagues have been unemployed.
The government didn't pay our salaries.
My request to the new government of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan": Pay us our salaries immediately - because the people live in poverty. "
The resentment in the population is growing.
Many of the wealthy have already left the country.
For those who were recently able to support themselves and their families on their wages, living conditions are changing dramatically.
Christoph Reuter
»The state no longer pays salaries: not for police officers, not for the army, not for civil servants.
While prices are rising at the same time, many shops are also no longer making sales because people without a salary do not buy anything.
That means that an ever larger number of the former manageable Afghan middle class is now forced to sell what they still have. "
The financial slump can also be felt in the vegetable markets.
Mohammed Khan trades in fresh vegetables, but his onions and radishes are not sold on this day either.
Mohammed Khan, Greengrocer
»People used to buy a lot of vegetables. But now there are hardly any customers. Sometimes my sales car stays full of goods that then go bad. "
The economy across the country has collapsed since the Taliban came to power.
The UN refugee agency has opened a logistics center on the outskirts of Kabul. The essentials are provided here: warm blankets, water, food. Emergency aid in the form of cash is also distributed here to those in need. According to its own information, the UNHCR was able to provide help to up to 40,000 people in this way last week.
But the numbers are overwhelming: half of the population, according to the assessment of the refugee agency, is dependent on humanitarian aid, that is 20 million people across the country. After the drought in summer and the subsequent crop failures, a cold winter is now looming. The situation becomes more and more precarious the further the temperatures drop.
Christoph Reuter
»Nobody knows how things will go in winter when they have nothing left to sell.
Apart from the problem that everyone wants to sell, but nobody wants to buy, because everyone just wants money to survive the winter or to organize their escape. "
Taliban accessories are abundant on the roadsides and in the markets: flags and badges for the hungry people.