Afghanistan economy

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

Afghanistan announced plans to expand its air corridors as it seeks to reconnect to world markets, but significant challenges loom.

“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.

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

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

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.