The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Afghanistan will no longer be able to access the lenders resources. The move follows the Talibans takeover of the country last weekend. An IMF spokesperson said it was due to lack of clarity within the international community over recognising a government in Afghanistan. Resources of over $370m (£268m) from the IMF had been set to arrive on 23 August. These funds were part of a global IMF response to the economic crisis. Access to the IMFs reserves in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) assets, which can be converted to government-backed money, have also been blocked. SDRs are the IMFs unit of exchange based on sterling, dollars, euros, yen and yuan.
