Ariana: Afghan carpet sellers said on Saturday that their sales have declined and that it has become difficult to export to international markets. “We still have products, but our sales are very low. We used to sell three or four carpets a day, but now we sell that number a week.” Click here to read
Tolo News: A number of Kabul residents said Thursday they no longer want to keep their money in the country’s banks. They said they will take out all of their previously deposited funds. Since the fall of the former government, Afghans have faced challenges in withdrawing their money from the banks and said they no
Tolo News: The World Food Program (WFP) started distributing cash to poor families, with each receiving 3,500 Afghanis (approx. 33 US dollars) per month in Afghanistan. It is reported that more than 4,000 families will receive this emergency cash for the next four months. The WFP has started this program to decrease poverty as the
WSJ: A week after the Taliban swept to power in August, a businessman who had become an official in Afghanistan’s new government turned up at Ayesha’s home. He demanded the family hand over Ayesha and her four sisters to repay what he said was a $250,000 debt owed by her brother. Click here to read
By Michael Scollon RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 3, 2021 A punishing winter looms for many Afghans who are already dealing with the effects of a devastating humanitarian crisis and an economic crunch brought on by the Taliban takeover, the withdrawal of foreign forces, and suspension of international funding. The state health-care system, propped up by foreign
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 2, 2021 The Taliban has announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan, threatening further disruption to an economy pushed to the brink of collapse following the hard-line Islamic group’s takeover in August. From now on, anyone using foreign currency for domestic business will be prosecuted, the
Bruce Pannier Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 2, 2021 Building a natural-gas pipeline through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India (TAPI) was the main topic of conversation when Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov went to Kabul to meet with the Taliban’s interim government on October 30-31. Since coming to power 15 years ago, Turkmen President Gurbanguly
Lisa Schlein VOA News November 2, 2021 GENEVA — A plane chartered by the U.N. refugee agency carrying desperately needed winter relief for thousands of displaced people landed in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Tuesday. This is the first of three mercy flights scheduled to take off from UNHCR’s warehouse in Dubai for Kabul this week. The
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 2, 2021 One of the main border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan has reopened after being closed for almost a month, allowing the passage of thousands of commuters and hundreds of trucks. The Chaman crossing is an important transit hub for trucks moving fruit and produce exports from the area