Da Afghanistan Bank

Da Afghanistan Bank (Pashto: د افغانستان بانک, romanized: Də Afǧānistān Bānk), also known as the Central Bank of Afghanistan (Dari: بانک مرکزی افغانستان, romanized: Bānk-i Markazī-yi Afǧānistān) or simply Bank of Afganistan, regulates all banking and monetary transactions in Afghanistan. Established in 1939, the bank is wholly government-owned. It is active in developing policies to promote financial inclusion and a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.

Da Afghanistan Bank currently has around 52 branches throughout the country, with seven of these in Kabul, where its headquarters is also based. Individual bank customers are allowed to withdraw up to 350,000 afghanis ($5,000 USD) a week or up to 1 million afghanis a month. Taxes are paid directly to the central bank, and there is a policy against officials handling tax money.