The Taliban will flip former overseas army bases into particular financial zones for companies, the performing deputy prime minister for financial affairs knowledgeable, as per information company Reuters. Earlier, the ministry had knowledgeable that it was engaged on the plan and had submitted it to each the financial committee led by performing deputy PM Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and to the cupboard for approval.

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“Following a radical dialogue, it was determined that the Ministry of Trade and Commerce ought to progressively take management of the remaining army bases of the overseas forces with the intention of changing them into particular financial zones,” Mullah Baradar mentioned as per Reuters including that the pilot plan would start to transform bases within the capital Kabul and in northern Balkh province.

This comes as Afghanistan’s financial system struggles with help companies warning of a extreme humanitarian disaster because the Taliban took over in 2021 after US troop withdrawal which resulted within the freezing of foreign-held central financial institution belongings and sanctions enforced on the banking sector.

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Though, the Taliban have mentioned that they’re targeted on boosting financial self-sufficiency by means of commerce and funding. Earlier, the World Financial institution famous that Afghanistan’s exports rose and the Taliban administration managed to maintain revenues principally regular in 2022.