KABUL, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's central bank, known as Da Afghanistan Bank, said Thursday it has collected and incinerated a total of 660.7 million afghani (nearly 9.3 million U.S. dollars) of worn-out banknotes in western Herat province.
The worn-out afghani banknotes, including 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, and 1,000 denominations, were collected from the western zone of the country and set on fire in the presence of a government delegation in Herat province, the bank posted on its X account.
The bank incinerated more than 3.3 billion afghani (about 46 million dollars) of worn-out banknotes in April.
The bank authorities have reiterated their commitment to withdrawing worn-out banknotes from circulation, encouraging the public to be more mindful of the proper handling of afghani banknotes in their daily dealings and business transactions. ■
