Afghanistan banned use of foreign currency

The authorities of Afghanistan banned the use of foreign currency in the country. This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister of the country Abdul Salam Khanafi on the TV channel Tolo News.

He called on Afghans in everyday life to use Afghani and stressed that American dollar smuggling in Afghanistan is a crime. Previously, the other deputyrian Mulla Abdul Gani Baradar pointed out that economic problems in the country are growing day by day, and they can affect not only the region, but also on the world as a whole.

And the Taliban (the terrorist organization prohibited in Russia) banned the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan in early November. “The economic situation in the country and national interests require all Afghans to use only Afghani with any transaction,” said the representative of the movement of Zabihulla Mujahide. The violators promised to attract responsibility.

previously became known that the Central Bank of Afghanistan announced measures to strengthen the course of Afghan national currency in relation to the US dollar. One of them was negotiations with the participants of the gray exchange market, the so-called change.

As the former vice president of the country of Amrulla Saleh, in the collapse of private banks and the fall of the national currency to the fault of the Taliban. In his opinion, while the management system in Afghanistan does not recognize legitimate, no one will invest in the national economy.

Afghan currency collapses from the moment the “Taliban” radical movement arrives (the organization is prohibited in Russia as a terrorist). In recent days, the fall accelerated, while the exchange rate differed in every city. Against this background, prices for food and other goods took off. Following the results of the emergency meeting on strengthening the course of the national currency, it was decided to take measures to combat smuggling and counterfeit products, fake bills and other factors that reduce the course of Afghani.

/Media reports.