KABUL, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Taliban has appointed an acting head for Da Afghanistan Bank, the country's central bank, a Taliban spokesman confirmed on Monday.
The Taliban appointed Hajji Mohammad Idress as acting general director of the central bank "in efforts to align and arrange banking procedures and find a solution to people's trade problem and difficulties," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on his social media account.
The appointment came as Afghan government-run and private banks have remained closed since Aug. 15 when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan's capital Kabul and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left the country.
Since the start of the U.S.-led troops' withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1, the Taliban has been advancing quickly on the battlefield. During the past two weeks, the group has captured most of Afghanistan's territory, gaining control of 33 out of the country's 34 provinces. Enditem
