Afghanistan's debt to neighboring countries for electricity stands at about $ 62 million, by the TOLO News TV channel reported on Monday with reference to the statement of the Afghan energy corporation DABS.
According to the channel, the corporation sent letters to neighboring electricity exporting countries - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iran - promising to pay the debt and asking them not to turn off the electricity. DABS is said to have also requested the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan to help pay off the debt.
Despite the current measures taken by the Taliban, the economic situation in Afghanistan remains extremely difficult. This is largely due to the fact that radicals have access to only 0.1% of Afghan state reserves (out of $ 9.4 billion), since a significant part of them is frozen by the United States.
