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News Afghanistan Economy: Afghanistan’s Unemployment Soars to 75 Percent Amid Economic Crisis: UN Report

Published on: Friday 19 December 2025
Afghanistan’s Unemployment Soars to 75 Percent Amid Economic Crisis: UN Report
News source: https://www.khaama.com/afghanistans-unemployment-soars-to-75-percent-amid-economic-crisis-un-report/

The United Nations reports that Afghanistan’s economy is in crisis, with unemployment reaching 75 percent and over 90 percent of the ...

News Afghanistan Economy: As Afghanistan’s Economy Nosedives, Its Authoritarian Overlords Thrive on Foreign Aid, Illicit Earnings

Published on: Tuesday 16 December 2025
As Afghanistan’s Economy Nosedives, Its Authoritarian Overlords Thrive on Foreign Aid, Illicit Earnings
News source: https://www.nysun.com/article/as-afghanistans-economy-nosedives-its-authoritarian-overlords-thrive-on-foreign-aid-illicit-earnings

Afghanistan is broke only on paper. The flow of revenue into the Taliban’s coffers tells a story of extortion, bribery, smuggling, and seizures.

News Afghanistan Economy: Afghanistan- Has a Surge in Export Made Changes in Local Economy?

Published on: Sunday 04 August 2019
Afghanistan- Has a Surge in Export Made Changes in Local Economy?
News source: https://menafn.com/1098844462/Afghanistan-Has-a-Surge-in-Export-Made-Changes-in-Local-Economy?src=Rss

(MENAFN - Daily Outlook Afghanistan) Afghanistan's centrallocation in Eurasia makes it a hub for goods and services. Benefiting from itsbilateral Trade Agreements and membership in the World Trade ...

News Afghanistan Economy: Iranian energy minister visits Afghanistan to pursue economic co-op

Published on: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Iranian energy minister visits Afghanistan to pursue economic co-op
News source: http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/438785/Iranian-energy-minister-visits-Afghanistan-to-pursue-economic

TERHAN - Iranian Minister of Energy, who heads the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic Committee, visited Kabul on Tuesday to hold talks with senior Afghan officials in order to discuss expansion of economic ties especially in water and energy areas.

News Afghanistan Economy: Afghanistan- Afghan-German Cooperation's Economic Development Programme Extended

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
Afghanistan- Afghan-German Cooperation's Economic Development Programme Extended
News source: https://menafn.com/1098854898/Afghanistan-AfghanGerman-Cooperations-Economic-Development-Programme-Extended?src=Rss

(MENAFN - Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KABUL - The Ministry of Industries and Commerce (MoIC)has signed the amended implementation agreement for the Afghan-GermanCooperation's programme for ...

News Afghanistan Economy: Trump hosts Pakistani PM to talk Afghanistan, human rights

Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
Trump hosts Pakistani PM to talk Afghanistan, human rights
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/07/22/Trump-hosts-Pakistani-PM-to-talk-Afghanistan-human-rights/1531563807486/

During a White House meeting Monday with Pakistani leader Imran Khan, President Donald Trump said he's motivated to end the 18-year conflict in Afghanistan and has a plan to win it "in a very short period of time."

News Afghanistan Economy: Pakistan's prime minister visits Trump, but that's not likely to help his country's struggling economy

Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
Pakistan's prime minister visits Trump, but that's not likely to help his country's struggling economy
News source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/23/pakistan-imran-khan-meets-trump-to-talk-economy-terror-afghanistan.html

Michael Kugelman from the U.S.-based Wilson Center says other issues take precedence in the bilateral dialogue between the United States and Pakistan — namely, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism.

News Afghanistan Economy: India hasn't shown inclination to pursue deeper defence ties with Afghanistan: US report

Published on: Friday 03 May 2019
India hasn't shown inclination to pursue deeper defence ties with Afghanistan: US report
News source: https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-hasnt-shown-inclination-to-pursue-deeper-defence-ties-with-afghanistan-us-report-215848

India has not shown an inclination to pursue a deeper defence relationship with Afghanistan even as it has been the largest regional contributor to the war-torn country's reconstruction, according to a US Congressional report. US President Donald Trump in his South Asia speech in 2017 encouraged India to play a greater role in Afghanistan's economic development, the latest report on Afghanistan by the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) said.

News Afghanistan Economy: Uzbek, Russian Foreign Ministers exchange views on socio-economic rehabilitation of Afghanistan

Published on: Thursday 02 May 2019
News source: https://menafn.com/1098471608/Uzbek-Russian-Foreign-Ministers-exchange-views-on-socioeconomic-rehabilitation-of-Afghanistan?src=Rss

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met on May 2 with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Tashkent for bilateral talks ...