Exchange offices shut down: The Taliban promised to set up a technical committee

The government of the Taliban has promised to set up a technical committee to resolve the problems of money changers and money companies, after all money changers and money services in Kabul ceased operations in Kabul due to problems obtaining permits from the Taliban interim government.

“After our talks with the relevant departments, including the Ministries of Commerce and Finance, it was agreed to solve the problems of a technical committee with the presence of the Central Bank, Chambers of Commerce, and the Ministry,” A member of the leadership board of the Money Changers’ Union says.

Three days ago, the National Union of Money Changers and Monetary Services of Afghanistan announced that due to problems in obtaining licenses from the government, all money changers in the country will close their shops and stop their activities.

But a day later, officials from the National Union of Money Changers and Monetary Services of Afghanistan claimed that the Taliban had forcibly opened the Currency Exchange Center’s gate in Kabul, but said that despite the Center’s gate being open, the money changers were closed.

Before this the central bank of the Taliban government announced that monetary and exchange services companies in major cities, including Kabul, Herat, Kandahar and Balkh, should have 50 million afghanis to obtain a license.

According to a letter issued by the bank, the amount is set at 10 million Afghanis for monetary and exchange services companies located in other provinces.