DW: The United States’ renewal of sanctions on Iran is having an unintended knock-on effect on Afghanistan. The country’s currency is taking a beating as dollar smugglers rush to provide much-needed foreign exchange to the neighboring Iranian economy. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News | August 19, 2018: People in big cities around the world typically enjoy a wide range of public transportation options. Those who own smartphones also have the choice of using some of the increasingly popular ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft. And now, Kabul residents in Afghanistan can, too. VOA’s Haseeb Maudoodi
Frud Behzan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 14, 2018 As the United States reinstates crippling economic sanctions on Iran, Washington’s ally in the region, Afghanistan, could become collateral damage. A first wave of U.S. sanctions against Iran that had been eased under a 2015 nuclear deal went back into effect on August 7, targeting the
Al Jazeera: A shortage of precipitation during the winter months, both rain and snow, left much of Afghanistan with a severe scarcity of water and a decimated winter harvest. It has been reported tens of thousands of sheep and goats have died as pastures have turned to dust. Farmers have been forced to eat seeds intended for planting
Tolo News: Over 100 women are showcasing their handicrafts at a three-day expo in Kabul that has been organized by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI). Among the goods on display are clothing, shoes and jewelry. However, a number of businesswomen have criticized the Afghan government for not providing the necessary support for them to expand their
Ariana: Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has pleaded the U.S. to exempt Kabul-Tehran trade deals from sanctions on Iran as the country heavily relies on the Iranian port of Chabahar to improve its economy. U.S. President Donald Trump warned today that any country doing business with Iran will not trade with the US as the first set
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Frud Bezhan Nusrat Parsa August 1, 2018 KABUL — Sporting a long, graying beard and a dusty scarf, Noor Mohammad exits a gritty restaurant in the Afghan capital, where he has been trying to find work for weeks. Mohammad moved back to his native Kabul after living more than 10 years
WASHINGTON, August 1 (Sputnik) – The United States has not increased efforts to exploit Afghanistan’s mineral wealth since the White House unveiled the plan a year ago as a way to offset war costs, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a report. “Nearly one year after the Trump administration made
Javid Ahmad via The National Interest: Afghanistan is struggling to recover from damage done by war and tumultuous politics. To be sure, despite progress made towards self-reliance, the Afghan economy is still mostly donor-dependent. Despite a marginal increase in the total government expenditures between 2014 and 2017, donor grants provided to offset the Afghan budget represented an
Tolo News: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Public Health and BRS Ventures, a UAE-based company, has been signed in the presence of President Ashraf Ghani over the semi-privatization of two Kabul hospitals – Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital and Sheikh Zayed Hospital. A number of doctors at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital were not however