Afghan Economy

EghtesadOnline: Migrant workers squeezed into battered taxis pull into the Four Seasons of Freedom Hotel in western Afghanistan, part of a wave of Afghans forced to leave Iran after a currency implosion wiped out their earnings.

EghtesadOnline: The newest sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran will have a negative impact on the business situation of Afghanistan, as Tehran is one of the largest trade partners of Kabul, the Afghan Chamber of Commerce’s deputy head said. Khanjan Alokozai also said on Wednesday that Iran and Afghanistan had recently increased trading more than at any other time in the past, adding that the US sanctions on Iran would harm Kabul-Tehran trade, The Afghanistan Times reported.