Afghanistan, the banking system is close to collapse

In Afghanistan, the banking system is close to collapse, the value of the Afghani – the country’s currency – is plummeting and many are desperate because they have lost their jobs and no longer have money. Others, the lucky few who have something left on their account, are unable to withdraw because the systems are blocked. “Only withdrawals are made, but most banks don’t work and don’t provide full services,” she told Bbc Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, chief executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, from Dubai, where …