Speaking to Raha News Agency in Herat, Nawid Ahmad Wafa, a member of Petroleum Union in Herat, said the Islamic Emirate of Taliban local officials in cooperation with business men are trying to solve the current bank related problems in the province.
Reports from Ghor province say smugglers transfer the province’s mines ‘materials and precious stones to neighboring provinces and then to neighboring countries.
Deputy United States Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said he sees no situation where the Taliban, who regained power in Afghanistan in August, would be allowed access to Afghan central bank reserves, which are largely held in the United States.
There are 580 factories in the Herat industrial town, of which 500 have been closed due to security threats officials at the Herat Chamber of Commerce and Industries said.
A day after protesters took to the streets of Chaman in Pakistan to demand the re-opening of the border crossing into Afghanistan, scores were seen waiting by the border road on Saturday.
Taliban officials in Herat have announced the formation of a commission within the Herat municipality to control prices and prevent hoarding consumer goods.