Almost two months after Joe Biden’s disastrously unplanned withdrawal from Afghanistan, that country is in unfathomable peril on multiple fronts.
There has been a terror
attack on Kabul airport that killed at least 170
and injured over 200. Taliban fighters
have been patrolling with AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles. The Taliban beheaded an Afghan interpreter for US Army. The Taliban has conducted public
hangings.
The Taliban has persecuted minorities
groups. There has been a surge in Islamic State Attacks on Shia minorities. The Taliban has prevented Women from going to work while female
students haven’t been allowed to go to school.
Thus it is more unstable than an overturned bee-hive.
This has been covered more than adequately by
international media organizations such as the BBC.
The nature of extremism and violence cause create
instant shock in the mind of the consumer which makes it compelling and
engaging.
However, what gets scarce coverage is the effects
that the Taliban takeover has had
on the Afghan economy.
The Afghan economy has always been
heavily dependent on foreign aid. Following the suspension of aid from various countries
and the halting of funds from the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund the economy has precipitously collapsed.
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