RASC News Agency: Recent reports from Nimruz province have definitively confirmed that local officials of the Taliban group in this region have officially imposed a prohibition on the use of the Iranian Rial currency. On Saturday, December 30, quoting Mohammad Qasem Khalid, the appointed Taliban governor for Nimruz province, information relayed to the media indicates that he has issued directives to members of the city’s order committee, instructing them to ban commercial transactions involving foreign currencies, specifically singling out the Iranian Toman. Despite the Taliban’s predominant translation of Persian-language signs into Pashto, this directive explicitly mandates that signs within the city must be meticulously crafted in both official languages of Afghanistan (Pashto and Dari), underscoring the imperative to abstain from incorporating foreign words.
Concurrently, residents of Nimruz province adamantly assert that the Taliban has issued this directive notwithstanding the fact that over ninety percent of daily transactions in this province are routinely conducted in Iranian Toman. This move poses potential challenges for the local population. According to credible reports, the Taliban had previously detained several money changers in specific provinces due to their involvement in exchanging the Pakistani Rupee, the common currency of Pakistan. This measure is reported to have engendered significant difficulties in the realms of business and trade, ultimately resulting in substantial financial losses for those affected.
Certain astute observers posit that while the Taliban’s fervent advocacy for the use of the Kabuli Rupee, the prevailing currency of Afghanistan, may have a discernible impact, particularly given the severe economic conditions prevailing in the country, it concurrently introduces the prospect of additional challenges for families and portends potential financial losses for businesspeople.
