FINANCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
The collapse of the government leaves an administrative vacuum that has led to fears of an economic crisis and widespread hunger.
Prices for commodities like flour, oil and rice are rapidly rising and the currency is plunging, with money changers across the border in Pakistan already refusing to accept the afghani.
On Saturday, officials ordered banks to reopen and imposed a limit on withdrawals of US$200 or 20,000 afghani. Long queues of people trying to withdraw money formed outside bank branches.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the difficulties will subside quickly once the new administration is up and running.
But with its economy shattered by 40 years of war, Afghanistan is now facing the end of billions of dollars in foreign aid poured in by Western donors.
Mujahid said that the Taliban would announce a full Cabinet in the coming days. It had appointed governors and police chiefs in all but one of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, he said.
It also appealed to the United States and other Western nations to maintain diplomatic relations after withdrawing. Britain said that should happen only if the Taliban allow safe passage for those who want to leave and respect human rights.
The Taliban's 1996 to 2001 rule was marked by a harsh version of sharia, Islamic law, with many political rights and basic freedoms curtailed and women severely oppressed.
Afghanistan was also a hub for anti-Western militants, and Washington, London and others fear it might become so again.
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2021-08-29 12:15:41Z
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