A UN official said the Taliban was unable to convert $ 135 million into Afghanis

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News ID: 55742
Publish Date: 17:58 - 04 February 2022
Friday, 4 February 2022 (YJC)_ The head of the United Nations Development Program in Afghanistan said that the organization had transferred $ 135 million to Afghanistan, but the Taliban could not use it due to the ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan.

A UN official said the Taliban was unable to convert $ 135 million into AfghanisA senior UN official has said he has $ 135 million in a bank in Afghanistan, but cannot use it; Because the central bank has not been able to convert this amount of money into Afghanis.

Abdullah al-Dardari, head of the United Nations Development Program in Afghanistan, said the United Nations had taken millions of dollars to Afghanistan and deposited them in the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

According to him, the Central Bank of Afghanistan had made a clear promise that the money would be automatically converted into Afghanis.

"This has not happened," said the head of the United Nations Development Program in Afghanistan, who spoke at the Global Sanctions Summit, according to Reuters.

Al-Dardari added that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) also has $ 30 million, which is blocked at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (AIB) and cannot be converted into Afghanis. According to him, the program of this institution cannot be implemented without Afghans.

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