Photo: Pexels.com Since the Taliban took power, US sanctions, bank failures, and cuts in foreign aid and cash transfers have wreaked havoc on Afghanistan's economy. The crook comes to the rescue. Farhan Hotak, 22, from the southern Afghan province of Zabul, had no cash after the Taliban took over in August last year. Mr Hotak's only source of income was a few hundred dollars bitcoin in a virtual wallet. After converting it into a traditional currency, Hotak managed to escape with his family of ten to Pakistan. "After the Taliban took over, corruption spread like wildfire in Afghanistan," he said. "There's almost no other way to get money." Mr. Hotak and his friends use Binance's P2P crypto exchange, which enables them to buy and sell their coins directly with other users on the platform. Mr. Hotak takes temporary refuge in Pakistan and trades in bitcoin and etherium again and now travels back to Afghanistan, blogs and teaches people about cryptocurre
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