Taliban announces complete ban on use of foreign currency in Afghanistan

• The Taliban declared that all foreign currency would be prohibited in Afghanistan.
• All citizens, shopkeepers, traders, businessmen, and the general public are instructed by the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) to conduct all transactions in Afghanis and strictly refrain from using foreign currency.

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About Taliban

• Founded: September 1994
• Founder: Mohammad Omar and Abdul Ghani Baradar