DAB: Restrictions imposed on Afghanistan’s banking sector should be lifted

In a meeting with the United Nations Special Coordinator for Afghanistan, officials at Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) demanded the release of the country’s foreign exchange reserves and said that due to the problems of the Afghan people, the restrictions imposed on the country’s banking sector should be removed.

Hedayatullah Badri, acting chief of DAB, met and discussed some financial and banking issues with Feridun Sinirlioğlu, the special coordinator of the United Nations for Afghanistan affairs, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday.

Badri said that DAB is looking for better relations with all the financial and banking institutions of the world in the light of international laws and regulations.

He asked the special coordinator of the United Nations to present a real report of the developments in Afghanistan to the international community so that the international community can get real information about the developments in Afghanistan.

Also, in the meeting, Director General of the Governor’s Office Department, Sediqullah Khalid, referring to the restrictions imposed on the banking sector, provided detailed information about the developments in the banking sector to the UN special coordinator, saying that due to the problems of the people of Afghanistan, the restrictions should be removed on this sector.

Khalid called the country’s foreign exchange reserves the right of the Afghan people and pointed out that blocking these reserves affects the Afghan people. He expressed hope that the international community would take effective steps in this regard for the benefit of the Afghan people.