Women’s employment drops by 25% in Afghanistan since mid-2021 KABUL: Female employment in Afghanistan has dropped by a quarter after the Taliban took over the country, according... Published 07 Mar, 2023 01:43pm
Markets Afghanistan raises coal prices as exports to neighbouring Pakistan boom KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration has more than doubled prices for coal, the finance ministry said on... Published 06 Jul, 2022 10:21pm
World Taliban say female Afghan TV presenters must cover face on air KABUL: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on... Published 19 May, 2022 07:51pm
World Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban orders to cover up KABUL: Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of... Published 11 May, 2022 09:13pm
World US asset freezes worsen Afghan women's suffering: UN experts GENEVA: The United States, as well as the Taliban authorities, is contributing to the suffering of women in... Updated 25 Apr, 2022 05:48pm
World Outlook for Afghan economy 'dire' as household incomes shrink: World Bank The outlook for Afghanistan’s economy is dire with per capita income having fallen by over a third in the last four... Published 13 Apr, 2022 07:36pm
World UN chief urges donors to halt Afghan economy ‘death spiral’ LONDON: Afghanistan’s economy risks falling into a “death spiral” without urgent aid, with some Afghans already... Published 31 Mar, 2022 07:53pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept