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Taliban restricts bank withdrawals to $200 per week
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Kabul, Aug 29 (TIWN) The Taliban have imposed limits on bank withdrawals in Afghanistan, a media report said on Sunday.
The directive reads that the decision is made after financial difficulties arose in Afghanistan and will be temporary. The decision comes hours after hundreds of people took to the streets of Kabul and protested against the closure of banks. De Afghanistan Bank has also instructed all the private banks in Afghanistan to resume their operations based on the principles and laws of the central bank. "The owners of all companies related and individual accounts are allowed to transfer money electronically," reads the directive.
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