Taliban say Western Union to resume operations

Kabul: The Taliban say Western Union will resume its operations in Afghanistan, opening a rare conduit for foreign funds to flow into the cash-strapped country.

The group’s cultural commission spokesman, Ahmadullah Muttaqi, announced the move on Friday. The American financial services giant had halted



operations in Afghanistan when the Taliban took power in the capital on August 15.

The opening will be especially welcomed by Afghans with foreign relatives abroad. Hundreds of people have been lining up daily outside Afghan banks to withdraw cash.