KABUL (Pajhwok): The central bank torched worn-out banknotes amounting to more than 493 million afghanis in the presence of senior officials in western Herat province.
In a statement, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said the worn-out notes were set on fire under Articles 39 and 42 of DAB Law in the presence of a high-level delegation.
Noor Ahmad Agha, first deputy head of the central bank, led the team to Herat to burn the old banknotes.
Banknotes were rapidly turning old because people did not use ATM cards and counting of money with greasy hands and keeping cash . . .
