The arrival of a $40 million humanitarian cash aid package has left a positive impact on the value of Afghani against foreign currencies in the market, the Money Exchangers Union said.
The arrival of a $40 million humanitarian cash aid package has left a positive impact on the value of Afghani against foreign currencies in the market, the Money Exchangers Union said.
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In November 2020, Tajik customs officials found 90 kilograms of gold (nearly 200 pounds) and $15 million about to be loaded onto a Dushanbe-Dubai flight.
By February 2021, Tajik authorities announced the arrest of an initial seven people alleged to be involved in the smuggling of gold and cash from Afghanistan into Tajikistan and on to Dubai. Shortly after, an Afghan TV channel aired its own allegations: that a high-ranking Afghan politician was involved.
Mohammad Mirza Katawazai, at the time deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament, denied any involvement. The TV channel alleged that Katawazai had met one-on-one with the Tajik ambassador in Kabul in an attempt to smooth the smuggling matter over. As RFE/RL noted, the channel did not provide its evidence for the allegations, but had aired them strategically to coincide with Katawazai arriving in Dushanbe as part of a parliamentary delegation on February 27. Katawazai reportedly resigned his post after returning to
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March 4, 2021: The government estimates that the Taliban have 30,000 paid gunmen in action plus thousands of armed civilians who are compelled (under threat of attack on families) to participate in some combat operations. The government claims they kill twice as many enemy fighters (mostly Taliban) than security forces lose each year. Taliban losses have increased more sharply (more than doubling) since 2014 than those of the security forces, which have increased nearly 50 percent. The government believes it can negotiate from a position of strength with the Taliban, who seem to think getting all foreign troops out of the country by the May 1