Afghanistan's banking system is at an inflection point, following years of restricted growth due to the country's volatile political landscape. While under the control of the Taliban regime from 1996, the country lost access to international markets and business modernisation. While the conflict with the US-led coalition marked the end of the Taliban regime in 2001, the ensuing years of continued instability - with the Taliban still holding some areas of Afghanistan - saw international banks exit the country.
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