Afghanistan timeline April 2000

==Late April 2000== All foreign currency transactions are banned by the Taliban regime in an attempt to bolster the weakened national currency, the afghani.

April 17, 2000

• Speaking at the Tashkent University of World Economy and Diplomacy, United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright promised $10 million in aid to Uzbekistan to help secure its border with Afghanistan.

April 15, 2000

• Taliban authorities in Afghanistan arrested two Arabs on suspicion of spying. The suspects were flown from Kabul to Kandahar and were being held there under tight security.