This May 10, 2022 photo shows Afghanistan's central bank, the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) in Kabul, Afghanistan. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

KABUL – Afghanistan's central bank – Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) – has asked the United Nations for cooperation to unblock billions of US dollars in the country's foreign reservoirs, the bank said in a statement on Saturday.

In a meeting with the UN Special Coordinator for Afghanistan Feridun Sinirlioğlu, DAB Governor Mullah Hedayatullah Badri discussed issues including the removal of banking restrictions and calling on the UN for cooperation to free billions of US dollars in the country's foreign exchange assets, the statement added.

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Meanwhile, Sinirlioğlu assured that the world sought good interactions with Afghanistan in all sectors.

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The United States blocked billions of US dollars in Afghanistan's foreign reservoirs after the Taliban took over the power of the country in August 2021.