Imamia Jantri Official News Desk: The Talibans ordered banks of Afghanistan to open on Wednesday for the first time after they seized control of Kabul 10 days ago, but the country has run out of cash because international flights that bring in pallets of banknotes have been terminated.
The US has frozen nearly $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank, the International Monetary Fund has blocked access to $450 million in emergency reserves, and flights bringing in humanitarian aid and essential medical supplies have been grounded.
David Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Programme, said about 14 million people in Afghanistan were threatened with hunger.
