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Afghans struggle with rising poverty and unemployment despite government e
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan's economic crisis continues despite government efforts, with many residents unable to afford basic food due to unemployment and poverty, Tolo News reported. Shopkeepers say sales have plummeted, while experts warn that without a long-term plan, worsening poverty could fuel migrat
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Half of Afghanistan's population currently lives below poverty line: World
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
World Bank's top economists have said that half of Afghanistan's population currently lives below the poverty line, TOLO News reported.
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Afghans complain regarding lack of work, increased poverty under Taliban
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Abdul Ghafar, a Kabul resident, said that youth should be provided work in Afghanistan.
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Unemployment, poverty forces hundreds of Afghans to flee abroad
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Poverty and high rates of unemployment in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule have been pushing the natives to flee the country and move abroad in order to find jobs for survival, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter appro
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As the winter season is coming closer, Afghanis' concern for the humanitarian crisis and dealing with hardships with poverty have also grown.
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Afghanistan: Badakhshan residents concerned over rise in suicide cases amo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): Afghanistan's Badakhshan residents express concern over the rise in the number of attempted suicide cases in the region, especially among women and youths.
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Distressed by penury, Afghan man sets himself on fire in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 21 (ANI): A man in Kabul set himself on fire for being extremely impoverished following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Women suffering reaches unprecedented levels in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI): Ninety-six per cent of Afghanistan rate their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering, reported local media citing a Gallup survey.
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Displaced families sell children, organs to survive in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI): Displaced families are selling children and organs to survive in war-ravaged Afghanistan under Taliban regime.
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Nearly 40 million Afghans may fall into 'extreme poverty' by mid 2022: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Raising concern over the ongoing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Migration Agency said that Afghanistan may fall into "extreme poverty" by mid-2022 if no action is taken immediately to address the simultaneous humanitarian, economic and political c
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Afghanistan facing jump in poverty, unemployment
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanisan], October 4 (ANI): People of Afghanistan are facing a sharp jump in poverty and unemployment and food and fuel prices have also surged dramatically across the country, a media report said.
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97 per cent of Afghans could plunge into poverty by mid-2022: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 9 (ANI): As much as 97 per cent of Afghanistan's population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country's political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released by the United Nations Development P
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