Afghan parliament clears hurdle to IMF aid

The vote in the lower house of parliament approved a supplementary budget intended to begin repayment of the $825 million that the central bank spent to prevent the collapse of Kabul Bank after revelations that Kabul Bank’s leadership had funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to its own shareholders and Afghan officials. - Afghan parliament clears hurdle to IMF aid - washingtonpost Afghanistan passes key hurdle to release aid funds‎ reuters