The Truth About the Afghan Economy Under the Taliban
June 20th, 2024
Via International Policy Digest, a look at Afghanistan’s economy: More than two years have elapsed since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. Since then, the Taliban have been developing a growing narrative suggesting that they are exceeding expectations in managing the economy. This narrative is misleading. The Taliban’s rule paints a picture of a fragile and unsustainable economic situation. […]
Read more »Taliban Plan Regional Logistics / Energy Trade Hub With Russian Oil In Mind
May 2nd, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report on the Taliban’s plans to build a regional logistics / energy trade: The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the war-torn nation a major logistics point for regional exports, including oil from Russia to South Asia, the […]
Read more »Taliban Put Afghanistan’s Economy Into A Tailspin, but Some Businesses Are Thriving
May 2nd, 2024
Via The Independent, a look at how the Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin, but a few industries have escaped the pinch: SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Yunis Safi, a businessman in Kabul, knows very well […]
Read more »Afghanistan: Conflict Followed By Climate Crisis
April 29th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on Afghanistan where – as the dilemma on recognition and assistance remains unresolved – the nation will be subjected to a vicious cycle of conflict with climate change acting as a threat multiplier: One of the immediate impacts of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 was the country’s […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Afghanistan Policy: Balancing Risks and Untapped Opportunities
April 24th, 2024
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on Ashgabat’s delicate balance between hewing to its traditional neutrality and mitigating potential threats from Afghanistan: The recent delegations from the Taliban regime to Turkmenistan underscore a significant warming of relations between the two countries. On March 15, workers from Turkmenistan were scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan for three months to […]
Read more »Why the Taliban Love Social Media
April 24th, 2024
Via The Walrus, a report on the Talian’s use of social media to normalize its rule in Afghanistan: HAMED LATIFEE launched the YouTube channel Afghanistan Streets in 2023 to portray daily life in the country under Taliban rule. His videos often featured tours of construction sites, shops, or trips to Afghanistan’s provinces, where locals would showcase […]
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