More than 221,000 still need aid six months after Kunar quake, Red Cross says
A new Red Cross report says eastern Afghanistan remains in crisis months after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,200.
Afghanistan, Economy
Economy
Pakistan and India: Two economies, two trajectories
In this piece, Natiq Malikzada contrasts Pakistan’s deepening economic crisis with India’s relative stability and growth since 2022, arguing that.
Economy, Opinions
Lost opportunities and strategic missteps: The US investment in Afghanistan’s extractive industry
In this op-ed, Sayed Zaman Hashemi explores how US investments in Afghanistan’s extractive industry failed, allowing China and others to.
Economy, Opinions
Afghanistan’s untapped mineral wealth: A lost opportunity or a path to stability?
In this piece, the author argues that Afghanistan’s vast untapped mineral wealth, particularly lithium, presents an opportunity for economic revival,.
Economy, Opinions
The crisis facing Afghanistan’s chambers of commerce under Taliban interference
In this piece, Afsana Rahimi and Manizha Wafiq examine how Taliban interference has undermined the independence of Afghanistan’s chambers of.
Economy, Opinions
Social restrictions in Afghanistan: A catalyst for economic and psychological crisis
In this article, the writer argues that the Taliban's strict social restrictions are exacerbating Afghanistan's economic and psychological crises.