UN: Afghan economy shrinks by 30-40% since August

“This is perhaps the most important issue in Afghanistan as it can be a source of conflict and suffering.

Since August, the Afghan economy has contracted by about 30-40%, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

It is noted that the volume of production and income in the country decreased by 20-30%, and the number of households receiving remittances decreased by 50%.

Also, according to Alakbarov, there is a possibility that the unemployment rate in Afghanistan could reach 40% this year - compared to 13% in 2021.

“Some forecasts indicate that the poverty rate could rise to 97% by the end of 2022,” he added.

Earlier, the Russian President's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Director of the Second Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin approved the allocation of an urgent consignment of grain to Afghanistan, if necessary.