Afghanistan Bank

Karzai Bans U.S. Officials From Afghan National Bank: Report

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 09.19.2011

WASHINGTON — Afghan officials are thwarting U.S. efforts to protect American aid from being stolen or diverted to Taliban insurgents, a new repo...

Karzai Family Ties Shielded Flailing Afghan Bank

New York Times | ADAM B. ELLICK and DEXTER FILKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan -- In early 2009, as President Hamid Karzai scanned the landscape for potential partners to run in his re-election bid, he was appr...

Afghan Authorities Take Over Biggest Bank To Avoid Meltdown

Washington Post | Joshua Partlow and Andrew Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

Afghanistan's Central Bank has taken control of the country's biggest and most politically potent private bank and ordered its chairman to hand over $...

6 Guards Beheaded In Afghan Bank Heist

AP | DEB RIECHMANN and AMIR SHAH | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have issued a new code of conduct ordering fighters to protect civilians – as long as they don't side wit...