Afghanistan economy

A year after the Taliban retook Afghanistan, economic collapse, human rights abuses, and terrorist threats loom large.

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

Potential wealth from Afghanistan’s untapped mining sector has prompted the Taliban’s shift in position on the Buddha statues.

9/11 victims have ongoing legal claims on the $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. banking system; courts will have to decide if the executive order issued by Biden can be facilitated.

Many companies are hard pressed to stay afloat, as thousands of Afghans flee the country  each day.

Hunger is increasing dramatically in Afghanistan, fueled by an economic crisis that has only gotten worse since the Taliban seized power in the country.

The Taliban are now running Afghanistan’s hospitals. Their top priorities? Separating men and women and building mosques, even as there’s no money for salaries or medicines. 

"Why would I expect them to understand international monetary policy?” one official said of the Taliban.

With the economy on the brink of collapse, how can the Taliban approach the coming fiscal year?

Development has to be assessed by more than just GDP growth. 

It is vital that aid resources remain sufficient over the coming years to sustain these gains.