Authorities from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment have called on the central bank under the Islamic Emirate to refrain from applying political and security pressures on Kabul’s Sarai Shahzada Currency Exchange Union.
Khan Jan Alkozai, a board member of the chamber, made the statement during a press conference on Monday in Kabul, titled “Comprehensive Support of the Private Sector for the Central Bank’s Efforts to Stabilize the Afghan Currency.”
“Sarai Shahzada is a historic and valuable market. Military and security pressure should not be applied there, and it should be treated according to banking principles,” He said.
At the same event, officials from Afghanistan Central Bank/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) asked citizens to use Afghani in their daily transactions to help preserve the currency’s value against foreign currencies.
Sediqullah Khaled, Deputy Director of the central bank, stated that the bank has enough foreign currency reserves to meet the needs of the country’s exchange markets and financial institutions.
“The Da Afghanistan Bank is working to ensure that all commercial transactions are conducted in Afghani. We urge our people to maintain their trust in the Afghan currency,” he said.
Bahram Khan Zadran, chairman of the Sarai Shahzada Money Exchange Union in Kabul, expressed, “The central bank has kept its promises. The Afghani is our national identity, and we hope the central bank continues its monetary policies to ensure the Afghani finds stable value in Afghanistan’s currency markets.”
In January 2025, following warnings from U.S. President Donald Trump about halting cash aid to Afghanistan, the value of the dollar in Kabul’s markets rose from 69 afghanis to 84 afghanis. After fluctuations, the current exchange rate stands at 74 afghanis to 1 dollar.
