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Central bank sets fire to more than 600 million AFN in old banknotes
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Da Afghanistan Bank of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that according to central bank regulations, 618 million AFN in old banknotes have been set on fire.
In a statement on Wednesday the bank said that the banknotes included denominations of 10 afghanis, 20 afghanis and 100 afghanis.
The deputy governor of the IEA, Noor Ahmad Agha, was quoted by the central bank as saying that paying attention to maintaining national (Afghani) banknotes was the responsibility of every citizen.
He urged people to take care of banknotes so as to extend their lifespan. This is the third time the IEA-led bank has destroyed large numbers of banknotes.
