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Residents Call For Speedy Distribution of New Banknotes

Tolo News 26 Sep 2023
Residents asked the Afghanistan Central Bank to speed up the collection of worn-out banknotes from the market ... "There are a lot of worn-out banknotes in the market ... Experts emphasized that the Central Bank of Afghanistan should inject new banknotes in the market based on the amount of worn-out banknotes collected.
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Taliban controls world’s best performing currency this quarter

Hindustan Times 26 Sep 2023
Afghanistan ... Market Stalls. In Afghanistan, foreign exchange is now traded largely via money changers - locally called sarrafs - who put up stalls in markets or operate from shops in cities and villages ... Last year, the organization spent around $4 billion as half of Afghanistan’s 41 million people faced life-threatening hunger.
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Cabinet panel wants uplift funds cut by up to Rs250bn

The News International 26 Sep 2023
The Minister for Communication, Maritime Affairs, and Railways highlighted that Afghanistan is also accessing the Forex market of Pakistan for its domestic foreign currency needs, which is in turn creating pressure on the foreign exchange rate in Pakistan.
photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras
A view of delegates inside the General Assembly Hall as Joseph R. Biden Jr., President of the United States of America, addresses the Assembly during the first day of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly Debate on theme “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all.”
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The West is emulating China

New Statesman 26 Sep 2023
For two decades, Francis Fukuyama’s Hegelian notion that history was ending in a universal convergence on US-style liberal market democracy was greeted like prophetic wisdom. But defeat in Iraq and the humiliating retreats from Afghanistan and Libya suggest that the arc of global history does not bend in the direction of universal liberalism.
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The benefits of Afghanistan’s mineral riches may not be so forthcoming

Al Jazeera 23 Sep 2023
In late August, the Taliban interim government signed several contracts worth $6.5bn with foreign and national investors to develop some of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth ... Afghanistan’s economy is heavily reliant on agriculture, making it vulnerable to climate change, market fluctuations, and external economic shocks.
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Govt plans brand moot to attract foreign buyers

Dawn 23 Sep 2023
KARACHI ... Addressing the members of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Friday, he said all the brands will be granted the status of state guests ... He added that smuggling from Iran and Afghanistan had swelled $5bn. He added that dollar smuggling had surged from the open market in connivance with the exchange companies ... .
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Around the World Rail

News-Press Now 21 Sep 2023
Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education ... The ban triggered global condemnation and remains the Taliban's biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
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Education ban on Afghan girls is a worsening crisis

Taipei Times 20 Sep 2023
Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education ... The ban triggered global condemnation and remains the Taliban’s biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
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Biden’s Iran deal and the betrayal of justice

Citrus County Chronicle 20 Sep 2023
The U.S. welcomed five Americans on Monday held in Iran for years ... The bad news ... Get more from the Citrus County Chronicle. Subscribe Today ... In the coming days, the regime will likely divert billions to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and military hospitals, or worse, sell it on the black markets of Iraq or Afghanistan for cold, hard cash.
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Why isn’t PayPal Available in Afghanistan?

Khaama Press 19 Sep 2023
The absence of such essential services in a growing market like Afghanistan poses challenges but also creates opportunities for alternative solutions ... The reasons for PayPal’s absence in Afghanistan are multifaceted ... Several digital wallets and online payment solutions have been launched in recent years to cater to Afghanistan’s market.
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2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

West Hawaii Today 19 Sep 2023
ISLAMABAD — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education ... The ban triggered global condemnation and remains the Taliban’s biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
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2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It's a worsening crisis for all Afghans

The Daily Journal - San Mateo 19 Sep 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education ... The ban triggered global condemnation and remains the Taliban's biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
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Mon. 8 a.m.: 2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

The Vindicator 19 Sep 2023
FILE - Afghan girls attend a religious school, which remained open since the last year's Taliban takeover, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug ... Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education.
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Women's Market Opens in Kabul

Tolo News 19 Sep 2023
A company established an exclusive women's market in Kabul, providing more than a hundred female businesswomen an opportunity to find employment ... "The main purpose of creating this market is to provide convenience for all the women who live inside Afghanistan in the current situation,” said Rajmana Khaliqi, the founder of the market.
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The Taliban have banned girls from school for 2 years. It’s a worsening crisis for ...

The Galveston Daily News 18 Sep 2023
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education ... The ban triggered global condemnation and remains the Taliban's biggest obstacle to gaining recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.

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