emptied from the banks. afghanistan�*s economy is heavily dependent on cash and this weekend the country�*s largest money exchange market reopened after a 20—day closure. there are other signs of normality too. a cricket match was held in kabul this week with taliban commanders in the stands. a stark contrast to the last time the taliban were in power and most sports were banned. but the taliban doesn�*t yet control the whole country. in the panjshir valley, north of kabul, fighting continues. it�*s the last area holding out against taliban rule and the resistance maintains it won�*t surrender. at least 15 members of iraq�*s security forces have been killed in two separate attacks, by suspected islamic state militants. both attacks happened near major cities in the north of the country — a former stronghold of the group. the biggest took place at a police checkpoint in a village near kirkuk —