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Afghanistan to implement Islamic banking system

Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank, announced it is planning to implement an Islamic banking system. “The implementation of the Islamic banking system will be a long process and it is being enforced in many foreign countries. It will come into effect gradually in Afghanistan as well," said Sabir Momand, the spokesman of DAB, to TOLO News.

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