Taliban bans the use of foreign currency across Afghanistan

The Taliban has blazoned a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan, a move certain to beget farther dislocation to an frugality pushed to the point of collapse by the abrupt pullout of transnational support in the wake of the group’s preemption of the country. The surprise advertisement on Tuesday came hours […]

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Afghanistan’s ghost soldiers undermined fight against Taliban – ex-official

Khalid Payenda told the BBC that utmost of the colors and police on the government’s books didn’t live. He said phantom help were added to sanctioned lists so that generals could pocket their stipend. The Taliban fleetly seized control of Afghanistan in August, as US forces withdrew after 20 times in the country. Mr Payenda, […]

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Taliban rule sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan

In the townlets that formerly bore the mass of Afghanistan’s front- line fighting, the Taliban palm has broken a cycle of air attacks, gun battles and sepultures. The group’s preemption of Kabul and the unforeseen collapse in August of the United States- backed government shocked the world and reared the freedoms of Afghans, which were […]

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