Dozens of citizens on Tuesday criticized restrictions on bank withdrawals that were imposed by Afghanistan's Central Bank.

Many of those who spoke to TOLOnews have come from across the country to Kabul and said they have not been able to withdraw even 20,000 Afs, despite waiting in lines for hours and even days.

Mahdi Behzad came from Bamiyan province to withdraw his money from the bank.

He spent approximately 6,000 Afs to get 20,000 Afs from the bank.

“You have to wait for three days to withdraw 20,000 Afs. People will not trust the banks if the banks continue like this,” Mahdi said.

“People are coming at 1:00 AM to take turns and stand in line. An old person cannot receive money,” said Kabul resident Nazer Jaafari.

“The government has to solve people’s problems. Women are standing in line and are being insulted, this is not by an Islamic government,” Hafiza said.

Some employees who withdrew their salaries are facing the same problem.

“I came to take my salary but it is so crowded here. Problems are so big," said Mohammad Zarif.

At the same time, the Ministry of Culture and Information said the process of trading and withdrawing money will normalize very soon.

“This is a complex problem. We ask the people to be patient," said Jawad Sargar, a member of the cultural commission at the ministry.

Afghanistan's Central Bank, or DBA, issued an order restricting bank withdrawals to 20.000 Afs ($200) for each customer per week.