AFGHANISTAN PLAGUED WITH OLD WORN BANKNOTES

Several residents of capital Kabul complain about problems they face in using old banknotes for daily transactions.

The Afghan currency notes come in dominations including one, two, five, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 afghanis and coins of one, two and five afghanis.

Edris Ahmad, a resident of Qala-i-Wahid area of Kabul city, told Pajhwok Afghan News that old and rusty banknotes of one to 50 afghanis were in abundance in the market.

“I have several times clashed with shopkeepers and taxi drivers over old banknotes,” he said.

Hashmatullah Bayan, a member of the Wolesi Jirga commission on legislation, also said most banknotes from one to 50 afghanis had become unusable.

He confirmed facing problem in buying things in the market by offering old notes to shopkeepers.

“This problem often leads to verbal exchanges between customers and sellers. Wholesalers do not take old banknotes from me, so I also do not accept such banknotes from customers,” he said.

Javid said moneychangers also bought worn banknotes at lower prices compared to their normal rates.

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Kabulis uneasy with increasing old banknotes (www.pajhwok.com/en/2017/01/28/kabulis-uneasy-increasing-old-banknotes)

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