Afghan officials have issued an arrest warrant for the former governor of Afghanistan’s central bank, Abdul Qadeer Fitrat. He is being investigated in connection with massive fraud at the privately-owned Kabul Bank and the printing of unauthorised amounts of currency.
Earlier, it emerged Mr Fitrat had fled Afghanistan for the US. He said his life was in danger for exposing fraud. Mr Fitrat said the Afghan government had hindered his attempts to investigate corruption. Afghanistan’s deputy attorney general, Rahmatullah Nazari, said he would ask the US embassy and Interpol for help in securing Mr Fitrat’s arrest. – (PA)