The takeover cut development funding, froze foreign-held central bank assets and placed restrictions on the banking sector. The Taliban administration’s decision last year to bar most female NGO workers from work prompted many aid agencies to partially suspend operations, while millions of people depend on humanitarian aid. The Taliban have said they are focused on […]
He said foreign investors are showing interest in Afghanistan’s mining sector, which is estimated to be worth over $1 trillion. He said 40 companies had participated in the auction of an iron mine in western Herat and a lead mine in central Ghor province, and the results would be announced soon. He said a major […]
