Afghanistan News » Kunar News Afghanistan » Kunar » Economy: DNA Decodes: Why Afghanistan Is Building Kunar Dam - Taliban's Water Revenge That Will Cripple Pakistan
Afghanistan has announced a dam on the Kunar River, worrying Pakistan. The Taliban’s move could cut Pakistan’s water supply, and the country has no way to stop it. This decision came after Pakistan's ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Economy: Afghanistan: Economy Shows Modest Growth After Two Years of Severe Contraction, But Recovery Remains Fragile
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2024—The Afghan economy is showing signs of moderate growth, but still faces significant headwinds, including fiscal constraints, trade imbalances, and a limited capacity for ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Economy: An ‘Economic Storm’ of Crises Is Battering Afghanistan
Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Economy: Afghanistan earthquake death toll soars over 1,400 as rescuers in Kunar province struggle to reach survivors
The death toll from a major earthquake that rocked eastern Afghanistan on Sunday night has climbed to at least 1,411, the ruling Taliban's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday, as rescue ...
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Economy: Escaping Border Violence, Afghans Struggle To Rebuild Lives
Tens of thousands of Afghans have internally displaced by deadly border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent months. Among them is a father-of-six who now lives in a tent.
News Afghanistan » Kunar » Economy: The World May Have Forgotten About Afghanistan, But the Afghan Diaspora Hasn’t
Afghan-American Sayeda Qader leads The Kalaam Project, a humanitarian relief team providing emergency aid to local Afghans – including after August’s devastating quake. Afghans in Kunar Province ...