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Head of Afghan central bank warns of further economic collapse under Taliban

by Victoria Craig

Aug 18, 2021

Ajmal Ahmady, whose dramatic exit from the country was described in viral tweets, says inflation and poverty will likely rise.

Neat piles of Afghan currency are shown at the central bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2002.

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Cutting the Taliban off from global trade could be a tall order

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Aug 17, 2021

The U.S. has already frozen Afghan assets in this country.

Pedestrians pass Afghanistan's Kabul Bank in 2010. The Taliban, which have retaken control of the country, remain under long-standing U.S. financial sanctions.

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