Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Taliban bans Afghans from using foreign currencies

KABUL – Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an already ailing economy. Since the Taliban seized power in mid-August, the national currency the Afghani has depreciated and the country’s reserves are frozen abroad. With the economy teetering banks are running short of cash … Read more

Afghanistan receives humanitarian aid from Pakistan

pakistan aid to afghan

The first shipment of humanitarian aid encompassing food and medicines has reached Afghanistan, stated Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmed Khan. Afghanistan had been cut off from the rest of the world for almost a month after the failure of the previous government and the complete takeover by the Taliban. The Pakistan Foreign Office had … Read more