The Taliban government announced a total ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan based on the economic situation it is going through and the “interests” of the country.

“The economic situation and the national interests of the country require that all Afghans use the Afghan currency in all trade transactions”, the Taliban said in a statement released on social media by their official spokesman, Zabihulá Mujahid.

Thus, they deepened that the use of international currencies “has negative effects on the economy” and that the country’s poor financial situation “reaches all compatriots.”

Those who violate this new rule will face “legal action”, the Afghan Taliban government warned.

The Taliban government is pushing for billions of dollars in central bank reserves to be released as the nation affected by drought and decades of conflict faces a cash shortage, massive famines and a new migration crisis.

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Source: La Vanguardia

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The prices of goods have been gradually increasing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, whose banks have been closed since the arrival of the Taliban group last week.

According to information from the Afghan media, both banking institutions and the main currency exchange market, Sarai Shahzada, have not been serving customers since last week.

Through a statement issued on August 21, the market explained that, since the exchange of currencies depends directly on the Central Bank of the nation, it will remain closed until the entity decides to resume its operations.

ATMs are not operational either

Sources of the aforementioned portal indicated that the payment of salaries to officials and other employees of private organizations is paralyzed, which left thousands of people in limbo.

So far, the insurgents have not yet pronounced on the economic situation or their plans to reactivate the economy pending the configuration of a new government.

Source: Doblellave

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The Facebook company banned the profiles of the Taliban and those who support or praise them on the social network, as well as on the WhatsApp messaging application and on Instagram, according to a statement.

The company based its decision on its policy regarding dangerous organizations, which will allow them to block profiles run by the Taliban or who speak on their behalf.

“The Taliban are a terrorist organization sanctioned under the law of the United States,” detailed Facebook. However, they are not officially designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the United States.

The company noted that it employs a “group of experts in Afghanistan, whose native language is Pashtun or Dari Persian, who have knowledge of the local context.” Their task is to remove the prohibited material.

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Source: ABC

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