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Afghanistan bank governor fears economic collapse

Ajmal Ahmady tells the BBC he expects more pressure on the banking system in the war-torn country

Displaced Afghans queue for aid at a camp in Kabul, the nation's economy is in a beleaguered state; a World Bank report earlier this year before the Taliban's advance described it as 'shaped by fragility and aid dependence'.
Displaced Afghans queue for aid at a camp in Kabul, the nation's economy is in a beleaguered state; a World Bank report earlier this year before the Taliban's advance described it as 'shaped by fragility and aid dependence'. Photo: Getty Images

Afghanistan's central bank governor Ajmal Ahmady has raised fears over runaway inflation and a currency collapse as conflict continues to ravage the country.

Ahmady, boss of the central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, fled Kabul on Sunday after the Taliban breached the city, documenting in a series of tweets how he had continued trying to reassure banks and investors until that morning before taking a military flight out of the capital.

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