Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.
Afghanistan was on a timid recovery path. But four years after the Taliban retook power, it has been badly hit by aid cuts and an inflow of two million Afghans forced out of Iran and Pakistan.
In Kabul, Afghanistan, last month.Credit...Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times
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By Elian PeltierYaqoob Akbary and Safiullah Padshah
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Herat Province, at the border with Iran.
Emergency aid isn’t enough. Only smart investment in livelihoods and water can stop the crisis from spiralling.
UNDP reports Afghanistan's economic crisis worsens, with 90% of families facing hunger and rising debt amid mass returnee influx.
Hit hard by aid cuts and sanctions, Afghanistan is struggling to absorb 4.5 million returnees since 2023.
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