This is despite an annual GDP growth rate of 6.9% during that same period. The report, which analyzes the factors behind Afghanistan’s poverty rate and provides a roadmap for poverty reduction, also ...

Investing in agriculture in Afghanistan is critical as the sector accounts for ... one of the main drivers of economic growth while reducing unemployment. Due to the country’s high population growth ...

According to the report, Afghanistan has been facing economic challenges due to reduced ... with a negative 9.7 per cent year-on-year rate in December 2023. Food inflation reduced to negative ...

The worst case scenario has the GDP falling by 41 percent. Anything inside this broad range of possibilities means unemployment in Afghanistan is likely to soar unless something is done to stem ...