Oct 6, 2022
The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has wiped 25% off economic growth
Taliban restrictions on women's work has wiped out the progress built up over the last decade.
OMER ABRAR/AFP
From the BBC World Service: A United Nations Development Programme report says it took less than a year to wipe out $5 billion of economic output in Afghanistan. Plus, a new club of nations called the European Political Community is meeting for the first time. And, what kind of impact could additional E.U. sanctions on Iran actually have?
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