KABUL: In the movement which certainly caused a disruption to the Afghan economy that had been on the threshold of destruction, the Taliban had announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currencies in the country and warned of actions to violate orders, reported al-Jazeera.
“The Islamic Emirate (Taliban) instructs all citizens, shop owners, traders, entrepreneurs and the general public to …
do all transactions in Afghanistan and strictly refrain from using foreign currencies,” the news channel quoted the statement by the interpreter Talk Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid as the saying.
“Anyone who violates this command will face legal action,” the next statement is read.
According to a channel, the US dollar is a broad exchange media in the Afghan market.
The area is using the currency of neighboring countries such as Pakistan for trading purposes, reporting news channels.
In particular, Afghan access to more than USD 9.5 billion has been blocked by the US, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Take-Over Taliban in Kabul on August 15.
Millions of Afghans have been internally displaced, and thousands have left the country to bring up a developing humanitarian crisis.
This country is in a terrible economic situation without international support and connectivity, resulting in a very difficult situation for ordinary people.