KABUL (Pajhwok): The top UN diplomat in the country has pledged support for strengthening Afghanistan’s banking system and provision of funds for half-complete development schemes.
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons held out the assurance at a meeting with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi wrote on his Twitter handle on Thursday the diplomats discussed the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the banking sector, development projects, and the creation of job opportunities.
Muttaqi said Afghanistan’s economy relied on imports and the sanctions slapped on the country had led . . .
