If it isn’t kickstarted soon, Kabul city could be left uninhabitable. Afghanistan has a long and difficult road to transition from an aid dependent economy to a trade and transit economy.

While the focus on Afghanistan tends to revolve around geopolitical tensions and security concerns, the slow erosion of the urban middle class is sending the country decades backward. It’s hard ...

The clock is ticking. Between now and 2014, upwards of 150,000 foreign troops and 30,000 contractors will start leaving Afghanistan. The clock is ticking. Between now and 2014, upwards of 150,000 ...

Strong economic growth during the pre-transition period of 2007-08 to 2011-12 did not reduce poverty and contributed instead to widening inequality in Afghanistan. According to the latest Afghanistan ...

The events of August 15, 2021, triggered a sharp contraction and reconfiguration of the Afghan economy and approaches to international aid. Reduced aid drove a steep decline in aggregate demand and ...

India has been extending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in the last few years. India has so far sent several shipments including 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat, 300 tonnes of medicines, 27 tons of ...

A big part of the country’s economic progress in this period can be attributed to women. While the overall average return on investment in education remains low in Afghanistan, it is high for women.