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The Silent Erosion of Afghanistan’s Urban Middle Class: A Neglected Crisis

The Silent Erosion of Afghanistan’s Urban Middle Class: A Neglected Crisis

By Lutfi Rahimi
While the focus on Afghanistan tends to revolve around geopolitical tensions and security concerns, the slow erosion of the urban middle class is sending the country decades backward.

Many Questions Remain About the Afghan Fund, and Its Frozen $3.5 Billion

Many Questions Remain About the Afghan Fund, and Its Frozen $3.5 Billion

By Catherine Putz
It’s hard to separate the financial welfare of the Afghan state from the conditions of the people, just as it is difficult to disentangle the Afghan state as it is today from the Taliban. 
The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan 

The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan 

By Freshta Jalalzai
While the canal project is a source of promise, it faces many challenges, not the least of which is unease in Central Asia about water security. 

The Taliban’s Quest for Foreign Funding Starts With China

The Taliban’s Quest for Foreign Funding Starts With China

By Aarish U. Khan
The Taliban are focusing on the countries that are most likely to be interested in investing in Afghanistan, notwithstanding its human rights record or potential for violence. 

China, Pakistan, and the Taliban: CPEC in Afghanistan

China, Pakistan, and the Taliban: CPEC in Afghanistan

By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Claudia Chia. 

China’s Gamble in Afghanistan

China’s Gamble in Afghanistan

By Ahmed S. Cheema
China is not the first to try to buy stability in Afghanistan. Will Beijing succeed where the U.S. and USSR failed?

Afghanistan Seeks New Air Corridors 

Afghanistan Seeks New Air Corridors 

By Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi
Afghanistan announced plans to expand its air corridors as it seeks to reconnect to world markets, but significant challenges loom.
UN Food Agency: Afghan Malnutrition Rates at Record High

UN Food Agency: Afghan Malnutrition Rates at Record High

By Ebrahim Noroozi
“Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year,” said a World Food Program spokesperson, while Taliban restrictions on women have seriously impacted aid delivery.

Afghanistan’s Uncertain Economic Future as the New Year Dawns

Afghanistan’s Uncertain Economic Future as the New Year Dawns

By Ibrahim Khan Jabarkhail
More than a year after the Taliban takeover, the prospects for economic development in the country remain bleak.

A Year After Taliban Takeover, Afghanistan’s Economy Is Still in Crisis – and So Are Its Children

A Year After Taliban Takeover, Afghanistan’s Economy Is Still in Crisis – and So Are Its Children

By Chris Nyamandi
Aid is keeping Afghan children alive, but it can’t fix an economy in collapse.

Justine Fleischner on the State of Afghanistan After 1 Year of Taliban Rule

Justine Fleischner on the State of Afghanistan After 1 Year of Taliban Rule

By Catherine Putz
A year after the Taliban retook Afghanistan, economic collapse, human rights abuses, and terrorist threats loom large.
Michael Kugelman on South Asia’s Overlapping Crises

Michael Kugelman on South Asia’s Overlapping Crises

By Shannon Tiezzi
“Pakistan and Sri Lanka have experienced the most political tumult in South Asia, and in both cases it’s been driven by economic stress.”

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