Afghan economy

FILE: Afghan families rest under makeshift shelters at the Islam Qala crossing on July 4, 2025. (Photo: Council on Foreign Relations)

Afghanistan’s living standards decline after half-decade of Taliban rule

Household incomes have fallen as poverty and hunger deepen, while access to education, clean water and sanitation worsens, leaving millions struggling to meet basic needs.

4 DAYS AGO

This photograph taken on June 18, 2026 shows closed car workshops in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province. (AFP)

Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars

The closing of Hormuz Strait at the outbreak of Middle East War completely disrupted international trade, with imported car parts essential to the business unable to reach Afghanistan.

July 5, 2026