2020-01-13
Farmers harvested 1,600 tons of oranges in previous years. After Afghan security forces liberated the district from the Taliban, orange yields increased to 5,200 tons.
2019-12-25
Deprived of its previous sources of revenue, including oil smuggling, ISIS is struggling to find alternative means to raise money.
2019-12-09
Iran has suffered a sharp economic downturn, with a plummeting currency sending inflation skyrocketing and driving up import prices. Russia appears to see an opportunity.
2019-12-05
Officials are trying to encourage the use of the Afghani.
2019-11-28
No longer held back by the oppressive Taliban regime, women are taking advantage of programmes aimed at helping them provide for their families.
2019-11-08
The factory employs recovering female drug addicts, many of whom face discrimination when seeking help.
2019-10-24
The Iranian regime is wary of the improved industrial output of its neighbour and is taking desperate measures to curb production in Afghanistan, officials say.
2019-10-01
With higher profits and fewer risks, many farmers are switching their poppy fields over to the cultivation of aloe vera.
2019-08-07
Paved roads and electricity are some of the infrastructure improvements coming under the development plan.
2019-08-01
Despite pledging to protect Afghan interests, Taliban attacks on infrastructure and investment projects threaten to turn back the clock on international trade and development.
