Hunger, hardship persist in Afghanistan: WFP
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has highlighted the dire situation in the country, where a quarter of citizens go to bed hungry each night.
Category: ECONOMY
Women favor personal, charity spending over Eid sacrifices
KABUL (SW) – In a recent Salam Watandar interview with 30 women capable of financially affording animals’ sacrificial offerings, 28 expressed their reluctance to sacrifice animals this coming Eid.
Relentless cycle of poverty continues to grind children in hard labor
KABUL (SW) – Several child laborers in Kabul shared their stories of how poverty and the need to support their families have driven them to the streets.
Mazar-e Sharif hosts trade fare to promote women entrepreneurs
MAZAR-E SHARIF (SW) – On Tuesday, Mazar-e Sharif the central of Balkh province has become the host for a three-day trade fare aimed at supporting domestic products and providing a sales market for the female entrepreneurs and artisans.
Domestic firm wins crude oil extraction contract
KABUL (SW) – A domestic firm has won the contract to extract 20,000 tons of crude oil at the Amu River basin, announced officials.
Four major economic projects to launch in Herat
HERAT CITY (SW) – Officials from the Directorate of Mines and Petroleum in Herat have announced the upcoming inauguration of four major economic projects in the province.
University graduates in Nangarhar call for job opportunities
JALALABAD (SW) – A number of university graduates in Nangarhar province have expressed their frustration with unemployment and have called on the Islamic Emirate’s de-facto government to create job opportunities.
Increase in fish farms in Helmand
LASHKARGAH CITY (SW) – Officials from the Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock in Helmand report a significant rise in the number of fish farms due to increased interest from local residents.
Calls to lift sanctions on Afghanistan’s banking sector – DAB
KABUL (SW) – Hedayatullah Badri, the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on the country’s banking sector.
Mines attract $7 billion worth of foreign investment
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum report that following the resurgence of the Islamic Emirate, companies from China, Iran, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Kingdom have invested $7 billion in eight major mines in Afghanistan.
Employment rate among Afghan women drops by 50%, UN says
KABUL (SW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan announced that in the past year, the employment rate among women in Afghanistan has decreased by 50%, now standing at just 6%.
Delegation from Islamic Emirate attends 15th economic forum in Tatarstan
KAZAN, TATARSTAN (SW) – The 15th International Economic Forum of the Islamic World and Russia has been commenced on Tuesday, in Kazan, the capital of republic of Tatarstan.
