Taliban appoint new governor of central bank
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There have been long queues outside banks as people attempt to withdraw money. Photo: Collected
The Taliban have appointed the new head of Afghanistan’s central bank.
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) that Haji Mohammad Idris has been appointed as the new governor of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).
This comes after Finance Ministry officials announced that the central bank would resume operations soon, reports BBC.
Deposits at Afghanistan’s central bank have been frozen since the Taliban took control, as a result of which the bank was closed as well.
A senior Taliban official told Reuters news agency that Idris, from the northern province of Jawzjan, had extensive experience working on financial issues with the previous leader of the movement, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a drone strike in 2016.
While Idris had no public profile outside the Taliban and no formal financial training or higher education, he was head of the movement's finance section and respected for his expertise, a senior Taliban leader said.
