Category Archives: Economic News
Banning girls’ education has caused economic issues: private school officials
Ariana: Officials from private schools say banning education of girls above the sixth grade has resulted in serious financial problems for these schools. According to them, with the ban on education for girls above the sixth grade, not only schools but also teachers and the transportation cycle have suffered economic problems. Click here to read
DAB declares online currency exchanges illegal
Ariana: Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) announced Monday that online exchanges are banned and legal action will be taken against anyone who violates the order. DAB said in an announcement that it has not issued any license to any person or company to operate an online exchange, because such activities are illegal. Click here to read
Afghanistan’s Eid Struggle: Unemployment Depletes Citizens’ Purchasing Power, Leaves Tables Bare
8am: As Eid al-Fitr approaches in Afghanistan, many families find themselves without bread on their tables and facing severe unemployment that threatens their livelihoods. Blistering poverty, along with political and economic crises, has pushed them to the brink of despair. For most, purchasing power has dwindled, with little sign of the joyous celebrations of past
Shrouded in Darkness: ‘I’m Forced to Close My Art Gallery’
8am: It’s evening, and the last rays of sunlight, casting an orange hue across the canvas of paintings that have now changed their colors and mood, are spreading. Sitting amidst a multitude of paintings, she gazes sorrowfully at her artistic creations. On one hand, she worries about the darkening sky, and on the other, she
Over 24,000 Herat families still homeless 6 months after earthquake: UN
Khaama: Six months after the deadly earthquakes in this province, earthquake survivors still need help, but due to the Taliban’s rule, world countries are not inclined to play an active role in assisting the affected. On the other hand, some Herat residents say that the Taliban and UN agencies have not adequately accounted for the
Month of Ramadan: Escalating Presence of Beggars in Cities
8am: The Taliban regime in the past one or two years has attempted to gather beggars and prevent their roaming in the streets and markets. However, the main issue is that without addressing the root cause of the problem, it is impossible to combat this social issue through coercion and force. Currently, poverty and destitution
UN sounds alarm on shortage of Afghan humanitarian aid
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 3, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations has warned that delivering life-saving aid to millions of people in Afghanistan could be “severely impeded” as donors have given only 6% of the humanitarian funding appeal for 2024. Indrika Ratwatte, the humanitarian coordinator for the impoverished country, has urged the international community to
One in 10 Afghan children under five malnourished, 45 percent stunted: UN
Al Jazeera: Poor nutrition is rife in a country plagued by economic, humanitarian and climate crises two and a half years since the Taliban returned to power. Ten percent of children under five in Afghanistan are malnourished and 45 percent are stunted, meaning they are small for their age in part due to poor nutrition,
Taliban’s Afghanistan: A Country of Only Men
Sima Samar via Ms. Magazine: The Taliban that now rules Afghanistan is the same extremist entity that revoked the basic human rights of Afghanistan’s women and girls and minorities when they were last in power in the 1990s. And now, they have done it again. I didn’t think that I would see history repeat itself