Mullah Ehsanullah Ehsan (died late 1997) was a former member of the

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leadership who served as the governor of Da Afghanistan Bank during the first Islamic Emirate era.Document 1 - Islama 01750
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Biography

He was originally from Kandahar and belongs to the Popalzai tribe. Shortly after the Taliban took over major Afghan institutions in December 1996, Ehsan, acting as Governor of Da Afghanistan Bank, declared most Afghani notes in circulation to be worthless and cancelled the contract with the

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n firm that had been printing the currency. Ehsan accused the firm of sending new shipments of Afghani notes to ousted president

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in northern

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. At the

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in 1997, Ehsan was captured by anti-Taliban forces, but was freed later during the battle. Afterwards, he led an elite group consisting of around 1,000

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is, ensuring his financial job received limited attention before he was killed.

References

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