Mohammed Nadir Shah's government requested that Zabuli return to Afghanistan to assist with economic affairs of the state.
Even though the company was given a monopoly over imports of sugar, petroleum and motor vehicles as well as exports of cotton, karakul and wool it was not a successful venture.
[3] While privately owned, the Bank-e-Meli Afghan was given power over currency regulation and acted as a de facto government organisation.
[4] Abdul Majid Zabuli was the major shareholder of the bank until it was nationalized in 1975 by Afghan President Sardar Daud.
It called for the youth of Afghanistan to work for the common good of their country without recourse to outside interference, the eradication of bribery and oppression, legal rights for women and the furtherance of the national economy.