Darkness threatens Afghanistan . Multiple power outages

On the impact of the economic pressure that the country is experiencing, between the scarcity of funds, especially foreign currency, and the freezing of central bank balances since the Taliban movement took control of the country, large areas of Afghanistan have sunk by Thursday in the long hours of darkness.

There have been more blackouts in all over the country, including in the capital, Kabul, and in several other provinces.

As for the reason, according to a statement released by the Afghan Electricity Company From Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, it is due to the interruption of electricity supplies to the country from neighboring Uzbekistan due to technical problems.

According to Reuters, frequent power outages have also been reported in all over the country.

Technical problems also emerged in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, on which i media locals said the technical staff were working.

lack of money

It is noteworthy that nearly 80% of the power consumption in Afghanistan is imported from neighboring countries including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

However, many observers have confirmed that there is a shortage of funds while they are in ongoing work to collect money from customers.

According to people familiar with the electricity sector, electricity and communications supplies in Kabul could be completely cut off by the winter if bills are not paid.

From Kabul (AFP archive)

From Kabul (AFP archive)

scarcity of money

Interestingly, Afghanistan is in poised on the edge of an acute economic, living and social abyss. Since prime weeks after the last US forces left the country, the liquidity crisis hit its already weak economy, following the freezing of central bank reserves in the United States, forcing some local companies to close and banks to limit withdrawals of funds by citizens, above all in foreign currency.

With the USA and other European countries prevented from recognizingTaliban As a legitimate authority, due to fears of its involvement in terrorism and human rights abuses, the new rulers lost access to more than $ 9 billion in central reserves after the administration of US President Joe Biden froze assets in US banks, while other countries have followed the same approach.

Any funding from the Bank and the International Monetary Fund has also been suspended, leading to a crippling liquidity problem in the country.

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