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Taliban bans Afghans from using foreign currencies

Updated: 2021-11-03 10:34
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Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid [Photo/Xinhua]

KABUL - Afghanistan's Taliban government announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday.

In a press statement, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid declared that from now on anyone using foreign currency for domestic business would be prosecuted.

"The economic situation and national interests in the country require that all Afghans use the Afghani currency in every transaction," he said.

AFP

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