Western Union to resume money-transfer services to Afghanistan

The money-transfer firm suspended services in Afghanistan two weeks ago after the Taliban captured Kabul.

Western Union Co is resuming money-transfer services to Afghanistan, the company said on Thursday, after suspending its operations in the Central Asian country two weeks ago as the Taliban advanced on Kabul. “Starting September 2, 2021, Western Union is pleased to announce that it is resuming its money transfer services into Afghanistan, enabling customers from 200 countries and territories to once again send money to their loved ones in the country,” the world’s largest money-transfer firm said in a statement posted on its Twitter account. The company also said it would offer a two-week, $0 transfer fee for all money transfers into Afghanistan from September 3 to 17.