Afghanistan International: The Taliban leader has appointed Noor Ahmad Agha, a military commander of the group, as the governor of Afghanistan’s central bank. According to the Wall Street Journal, Noor Ahmad Agha was known as the “financier of bomb-making” and was responsible for distributing funds to Taliban military commanders during the insurgency against Afghan state
Ariana: Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) announced Monday that online exchanges are banned and legal action will be taken against anyone who violates the order. DAB said in an announcement that it has not issued any license to any person or company to operate an online exchange, because such activities are illegal. Click here to read
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 9, 2024 The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says there are no specific controls in place to ensure funds headed to the war-torn country are not diverted to or misused by the Taliban militants who seized control amid the departure of international troops in August 2021. In
Ariana: A U.S. funded audit of Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate-run central bank has failed to win Washington’s backing for a return of bank assets from a $3.5 billion Swiss-based trust fund, said two U.S. officials and a former U.S. official, a move that would help ease the country’s financial crisis, Reuters reported. The audit has not
Khaama: Afghanistan’s Central Bank said on Tuesday that it will auction 14 Million US Dollars by Wednesday. The Bank said in a statement on Tuesday that Afghanistan’s Central Bank, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), will sell $14 million by Wednesday to stabilize the national currency Afghani exchange rate. Over the past 20 months, Afghanistan has received
Khaama: The international community’s $40 million cash aid packages are shipped to Kabul, however, the Taliban authorities do not publicize it on media anymore, a source in Afghanistan Central Bank on Saturday said. The sources added that international organizations and aid groups transfer their required money to Afghanistan, and there has not been any change
Xinhua: A fresh batch of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash as humanitarian aid reached war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday, said a statement of Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s central bank. Click here to read more (externa link).
Khaama: The former acting finance minister, Mullah Hidayatullah Badri, has been appointed as the governor of the Afghanistan Central Bank, the spokesperson of the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Finance Ministry spokesman Ahmad Wali Haqmal told Reuters that Mr. Badri has already occupied his new role as the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) governor. Prior to
Khaama: DBA reports from receiving cash packages on a weekly basis, which helps the Taliban-run administration to strengthen their governance, according to the critics of the ruling regime. According to the central bank, this is the 61st aid package that has been dispatched to Afghanistan. Since the return of the Taliban to power in August
Khaama: According to the central bank, this is the 60th aid package that has been dispatched to Afghanistan. Since the return of the Taliban to power in August 2021, the international community’s cash aid has reached nearly $2 billion. Compared to the Pakistani Rupee and Iranian Rial, Afghani has remained quite strong over the past