Roza Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, meeting with Talib leaders in northern Afghanistan. (Photo: UNAMA) The UNDP study – Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023 – clearly illustrates how the country’s economic output collapsed by 20.7 per cent following the arrival in Kabul by the Taliban in August 2021. Despite Afghanistan’s significant mineral wealth potential, estimated … Continue reading Afghanistan: a bleak economic future of poverty without female involvement but effective talks needed more than ever