Nimroz local officials report an 80% reduction in the use of foreign currencies in the province. They are working to completely eliminate foreign currency use.

Hamed Ibrahim, the head of the Nimroz governor's office, said: “Since the establishment of the Urban Order Committee, the use of foreign currencies in Nimroz has decreased by 80%. We aim to eliminate transactions in Tomans entirely in the coming days and months. We have set up booths at the Silk Bridge border so anyone entering the country can exchange their money there.”

Residents of Nimroz said that trading with foreign currencies in commercial transactions has caused them losses.

Abdul Qaher, 40, a vehicle maintenance worker in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz, said that he has suffered significant losses in recent years due to foreign currency transactions.

He said, “I have seen significant losses over the past years due to transactions in foreign currencies. I ask the authorities in the caretaker government to make serious efforts to prevent and stop transactions in foreign currencies.”

Mohammad Arif, a resident of Nimroz, said, “Afghani is the national identity of us Afghans, and we should not use foreign currencies. If we bought goods for our home, they would charge us twice as much, and we would suffer losses due to the Toman.”

Mohammad Waqas, another resident of Nimroz, said: “Since the circulation of the Toman has been prevented in Nimroz, it has benefited all of us, and people’s businesses have also improved. In the past, our income was in Tomans, but our expenses were in Afghanis, leading to significant losses.”

Nimroz, a province bordering Iran, has seen widespread use of the Iranian Toman in trade for over 20 years.