Taliban's first annual Afghan budget foresees $501 million deficit
Afghanistan is dealing with rising security issues and an economic meltdown, while aid agencies figure out how to help 50 million Afghans without giving the Taliban direct access to funds.
A person holds a bundle of Afghan afghani banknotes at a money exchange market, following banks and markets reopening after the Taliban took over in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021.(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)ByREUTERS
