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Afghan central bank

Audit fails to win US backing for release of Afghan central bank funds

Published 21 Jul, 2023 09:56am

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: A US-funded audit of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run central bank has failed to win Washington’s...

Russia, six Afghanistan’s neighbours including Pakistan set up club to discuss road to peace

Published 07 Mar, 2023 05:51pm

TASHKENT: Russia and six nations bordering Afghanistan have set up a club to discuss ways to achieve long-term peace...

Afghan supreme leader’s new orders

Published 18 Nov, 2022 05:53am

EDITORIAL: When the Afghan Taliban swept to power in August of last year, in his very first press conference their...

Afghan central bank gets fresh banknotes after US helps clear payment

Published 09 Nov, 2022 06:34pm

A Polish firm has delivered Afghani banknotes to Kabul this week after the United States paved the way for the...

US commits to Afghan asset talks despite frustration with Taliban

Published 22 Aug, 2022 11:36am

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in...

International economists ask Biden to release Afghan central bank funds

Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am

ISLAMABAD: More than 70 economists and experts, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for Washington and...

Taliban call for release of frozen funds after deadly earthquake

Updated 26 Jun, 2022 09:47am

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration called on international governments on Saturday to roll back sanctions...

Afghan central bank says US plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'

Updated 12 Feb, 2022 10:35pm

KABUL: Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in...

Pakistan underscores need for unfreezing Afghan central bank’s assets

Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:45am

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has strongly called for unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial reserves, estimated at $9.5...

Western diplomats seek urgent aid for Afghanistan

Updated 28 Jan, 2022 09:50am

OSLO: Western diplomats said on Thursday they would expand their Afghan relief operations while continuing to...

Taliban say Oslo talks with West will 'transform atmosphere of war'

Published 22 Jan, 2022 03:19pm

KABUL: The Taliban's first official talks with the West on European soil since seizing power in Afghanistan will ...

Afghan babies succumb to hunger as winter descends

Published 01 Dec, 2021 10:41am

HEART: When six-week-old Zubair arrives at a clinic for malnourished children in Afghanistan, doctors initially give...

Taliban appeal to US Congress to release Afghan assets

Updated 17 Nov, 2021 08:44pm

Say economic turmoil at home could lead to trouble abroad

Aid group says 4,000-5,000 Afghans crossing into Iran daily

Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am

KABUL: As many as 4,000-5,000 Afghans have been crossing into Iran daily since the Taliban seized Kabul in August ...

Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on reserves

Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am

CAIRO: Taliban representatives asked the United States to lift a ban on Afghan central bank reserves at a meeting...

Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on central bank reserves

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also says Washington would offer Afghans coronavirus vaccines

World should send pledged aid to Afghans: UNHCR

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:02pm

UN refugee agency says lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic crisis
Remarks come as billions of dollars in central bank assets held abroad have also been frozen, putting pressure on the banking system

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans

Published 07 Oct, 2021 09:16pm

The emergency funding could see US dollar bills flown into Kabul for distribution via banks in payments of less than $200 directly to the poor

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:17am

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI: The Afghan central bank ran down most of its US dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the...

Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell: document

Updated 29 Sep, 2021 07:47pm

The confidential, two-page brief, written early this month by senior international economic officials says country's severe cash shortage began before the Taliban took control of Kabul

Running out of dollars, Afghan banks ask Taliban for more cash

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:34pm

FRANKFURT/MUMBAI: Afghanistan's banks are running out of dollars, and may have to close their doors to customers...

Taliban seize $12.4 million from former top Afghan officials

Published 15 Sep, 2021 06:16pm

The central bank says the money and gold had been kept in officials' houses, although it did not yet know for what purpose

UN seeks $600 million in Afghanistan's 'most perilous hour'

Published 13 Sep, 2021 07:30pm

US pledges $64mn, China and Pakistan already sending aid

Former Afghan central bank chief warns of 'difficult economic situation'

Published 10 Sep, 2021 10:08pm

Ahmady, who fled the country just after Kabul fell to the Taliban in mid-August, says international sanctions that block aid funding and restrict access to $9 billion in reserves also could create a shortage of domestic currency

US has no plans to release billions in Afghan assets, Treasury says

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 08:13pm

Much of the Afghan central bank's $10 billion in assets are parked overseas

Russia demands US release Afghan central bank reserves

Published 31 Aug, 2021 03:56am

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday called on the United States to release Afghan central bank reserves that Washington blocked...

Biden admin freezes billions in Afghan reserves

Published 19 Aug, 2021 03:40am

KABUL: The United States has frozen Afghan central bank reserves in US accounts, depriving the Taliban of billions ...

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Germany DAX 30 / Jun 3	24,951.88
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Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 3	94.92
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 3	4,463.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 3	80.39
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78

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P.T.C.L. / Jun 3 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	23,376,596 ▲ 0.82
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