Economy

Finances a Mystery at Kabul Conference

Donors gave more than one million dollars in funding and materials, but paper trail for where this went proves elusive.

Herat Traders Fed Up With Extortion

Street sellers say they have to pay daily bribes to city officials if they want to continue working.

Uzbekistan Cuts Domestic Gas Use

Trade Through West Afghan Province on the Up

Traders say exports rising thanks to better business climate and security.

Ashgabat, Kiev Talk Non-Russian Gas Routes

Military Land Seizures Feed Afghan Anger

Locals say foreign and Afghan troops take over their houses and land without permission or compensation.

Transcaspian Pipeline Remains Distant Prospect

Corruption Plagues Road-Building in Helmand

Officials halt construction in following complaints of substandard work.

Afghan Fuel Traders Complain of Turkic "Mafia"

For Afghans trading with Central Asian republics, sharing the same ethnicity definitely helps.

Afghans Alarmed at Spread of Fake Banknotes

Latest versions are so sophisticated and hard to spot that some Afghans suspect a plot to undermine their monetary system.