Opinion: Amid its brutal economic crisis, Afghanistan’s middle class has collapsed into poverty

Amid its brutal economic crisis, Afghanistan’s middle class has collapsed into poverty

Hikmat Noori is an Afghan journalist reporting on the conflict, politics, development and culture in Afghanistan.

“I lost everything when the Taliban took over Kabul,” he shared with me. “Overnight, I became a beggar.” He told me that his family is one small crisis away from absolute poverty. The country has been plunged into an economic crisis. When Washington froze Afghanistan’s central bank assets and non-governmental organizations withdrew, the country’s institutions and systems collapsed, complicating imports and exports of necessary goods. International sanctions on the Taliban have only further contributed to financial instability for families; inflation and unemployment have surged.

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