Ajmal Ahmady

Former DAB Central Bank Governor || Minister of Industry/Commerce || Econ Advisor || TAPI Board || Harvard MBA & MPA/ID

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

1/The collapse of the Government in Afghanistan this past week was so swift and complete - it was disorienting and difficult to comprehend.

This is how the events seemed to proceed from my perspective as Central Bank Governor.

[Frud Bezhan فرود بيژن @FrudBezhan]

Hackers from #Pakistan used Facebook to target people in #Afghanistan with connections to previous government during the Taliban takeover, reports @Reuters

"Targets included people connected to the government, military and law enforcement in #Kabul."

https://t.co/SMxrCsJcN9

[Jan Egeland @NRC_Egeland]

Well done @unicefchief! Direct payment of salaries to Afghan teachers & other public servants is the only way to avert sure collapse of health, education, water-supply, electricitry etc in Afghanistan. @WorldBank and UN must cover all sectors like this. https://t.co/INUaghbYye

[Bloomberg New Economy @BBGNewEconomy]

.@aahmady, Former Governor, Da Afganistan Bank will be speaking at this year’s #NewEconomyForum in Singapore November 17-19. Check out this year's agenda: https://t.co/zupM4l7Zps

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

“Taliban bans foreign currencies”

This isn’t as large an issue as it first seems. Taliban are doing this because:

- There is limited foreign currency in the country

- They want to promote the use of local currency

Tough to enforce, in any regard

https://t.co/rSia8F4G5u

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

I am happy to announce that I am now a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Business & Government

I will conduct research related to Afghanistan & Central Banking

A number of professors made this possible - thank you to each of them!

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

Thanks @YarRostam

I wasn’t really expecting any thanks from the Taliban

But the Air Corridor was one of my proudest achievements. Hopefully it continues to benefit the Afghan business community

[Yar @YarRostam]

@aahmady established the #AirCorridor project in 2017.

Annual exports through AirCorridor was: $180Million

AFG hit $1B exports for the first time, when he was Minister of commerce in 2019

2day every #Talib is happy for it, d just did th ribbon cutting

https://t.co/qrM2clDhgg

[Heather Barr @heatherbarr1]

“The Taliban are allowing education…The press is relatively free”?! What kind of journalism is this where someone wildly misrepresents reality and you don’t challenge him?

Btw happy day 45 of the vast majority of girls being forced out of secondary school.

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

Thank you @ghoshworld. Well said

“When dealing with Taliban, we should insist that there be women present”

Previous government was criticized when it had no women at meetings - even with women judges, diplomats, & ministers

Now aid agencies just cow-tail to Taliban protocol

[Bobby Ghosh @ghoshworld]

My latest: When negotiating with the Taliban, we should insist that there be women present… on both sides of the table. https://t.co/FDCCN9Xvle

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

I was responsible for TAPI in Afghanistan since 2015

The project won’t move forward for many reasons, one of which is that the TAPI “I” no longer has interest

[Michael Kugelman @MichaelKugelman]

FWIW, the Taliban has endorsed TAPI since 2016, even as it blew up all kinds of other infrastructure.
Due to ongoing financing constraints, it’s unlikely TAPI will be completed anytime soon even if security improves.
Mujahid’s statement sounds good but ultimately means little.

[Rashid Khan @rashidkhan_19]

Sorry to all the fans back home and all around the world not giving you victory to celebrate and bring smile on your faces BUT Your support and prayers will be imp for the rest of the games.Thank you everyone for your msges 100th T20 international wkts 🇦🇫

AFGHANISTAN ZINDABAD🇦🇫

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

I often get asked whether China could replace the financial power of the US/EU/WB/IMF in Afghanistan

I think this pledge clearly answers that question: $1M + $5M

[TOLOnews @TOLOnews]

China provided $1 million to Afghanistan and has promised to provide $5 million more in humanitarian aid, especially medicine and food, Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.
#TOLOnews

[ICC @ICC]

Afghanistan with a comprehensive victory 🔥

#T20WorldCup | #AFGvSCO | https://t.co/xN0fbnQ1kf

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

In Afghanistan, the @UN is staying and delivering, and will continue to promote and defend the rights of women and girls.

We will not stop until girls can go back to school, and women can return to their jobs and participate in public life.

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

Reflecting on his experience at the highest levels of the Afghan government, @aahmady examines the factors responsible for the country’s dramatic collapse.
https://t.co/gcFyIbnDeU

[TheValuePerspective @Thevalueteam]

'In that type of environment, where things are changing quickly, I think about it in terms of content and terms of process.' @aahmady discusses his decision making processes in his final days in Afghanistan.
https://t.co/yehmCKBXg2

[Ajmal Ahmady @aahmady]

“The political arrangement between the Afghan government and the Taliban did not go forward as envisaged”

Understatement of the year

https://t.co/PKJG2f04lH

[Ragıp Soylu @ragipsoylu]

Turkey grants visa to last remaining Jewish resident of Afghanistan. He arrived in Istanbul via @basyazar

[Amb. Adam Ereli @erelija]

Why Afghanistan Fell

Love this analysis by frmr #Afghanistan Central Bank @aahmady.
https://t.co/gls6iTQSra via @ForeignAffairs

[Eliza Griswold @elizagriswold]

Just today a friend told me that she’d never be able to vote for Biden again because of Afghanistan https://t.co/OqPRxM7Y4C

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Saleha is forced to sell her three-year old daughter to pay off an insurmountable debt.
The debt is $550.
Read this by ⁦@SaeedShah⁩ w photos by ⁦@joelvanhoudt⁩ on how Afghanistan is sinking into desperate destitution. https://t.co/syuHvhBJGe