The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan’s banks, warning that a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system to collapse within months.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Sebghat Spehr discusses the topic with the following guests:

- Mujtaba Paikan, an economic analyst

- Seyar Qureshi, the former head of Afghanistan’s Banks Union

- Sayed Massoud, a university lecturer