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News Afghanistan: What Is A Mutual Fund? How They Work And How To Invest For Beginners

Published on: Sunday 20 July 2025
What Is A Mutual Fund? How They Work And How To Invest For Beginners
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor-hub/article/what-it-is-a-mutual-fund/

Mutual funds explained for beginners. Learn how they work, their benefits, and how to start investing to grow your wealth.

News Afghanistan: Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Hostilities Threaten Chinese Interests And Investments

Published on: Wednesday 03 December 2025
Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Hostilities Threaten Chinese Interests And Investments
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-afghanistan-china-cpec-taliban/33612096.html

China viewed the end of the US-led war in Afghanistan as an opportunity to expand its regional influence, gain access to the country's mineral wealth, and secure its border against extremist groups.

News Afghanistan: Afghanistan seeks deeper trade ties with India

Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026
Afghanistan seeks deeper trade ties with India
News source: https://nagalandpost.com/afghanistan-seeks-deeper-trade-ties-with-india/

Afghanistan’s top trading body has called for expanding trade and investment ties with India, stressing the need to ease business procedures, remove administrative barriers ...

News Afghanistan: Afghanistan seeks stronger trade, investment ties with India

Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026
Afghanistan seeks stronger trade, investment ties with India
News source: https://www.orissapost.com/afghanistan-seeks-stronger-trade-investment-ties-with-india/

Kabul: Afghanistan’s top trading body has called for expanding trade and investment ties with India, stressing the need to ease business procedures, remove administrative barriers and facilitate the ...

News Afghanistan: This Arlington startup is looping Afghan and Turkish vendors into the digital economy

Published on: Wednesday 19 November 2025
This Arlington startup is looping Afghan and Turkish vendors into the digital economy
News source: https://technical.ly/entrepreneurship/startup-aseel-afghan-artists-ecommerce-arlington/

A former refugee’s ecommerce and fundraising platform has helped more than half a million people facing situations similar to his own. Aseel, founded by former World Bank technologist Nasrat Kahlid, ...

News Afghanistan: Taliban Launch Assault on Ghazni, a Key Afghan City

Published on: Thursday 09 August 2018
Taliban Launch Assault on Ghazni, a Key Afghan City
News source: https://www.wral.com/archive/17759663/

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents entered the southeastern Afghan city of Ghazni before dawn Friday, and within hours they claimed to have much of the provincial capital under their control. If confirmed, the rout would be the insurgents’ most important strategic gain in years.

News Afghanistan: Iran-Afghanistan trade targeted to reach $10b over next 3 years

Published on: Monday 29 June 2026
Iran-Afghanistan trade targeted to reach $10b over next 3 years
News source: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/527733/Iran-Afghanistan-trade-targeted-to-reach-10b-over-next-3-years

TEHRAN- The commercial attaché of Iran in Afghanistan said that trade between the two countries reached $2.7 billion in the past Iranian calendar year 1404 (ended on March 20), and the target of $10 billion in trade is being pursued over the next three years.

News Afghanistan: The Price Of A Girl’s Future In Afghanistan

Published on: Monday 22 January 2024
The Price Of A Girl’s Future In Afghanistan
News source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2024/01/22/the-price-of-a-girls-future-in-afghanistan/

To facilitate girls’ education in rural Afghanistan, a UNICEF cash assistance program helps low-income families afford books, school supplies and more. Saeed Khanum stands with two of her six ...

News Afghanistan: New Reports Of Fighting In Afghanistan's Panjshir Trigger Fresh Claims Of Taliban War Crimes

Published on: Friday 13 May 2022
New Reports Of Fighting In Afghanistan's Panjshir Trigger Fresh Claims Of Taliban War Crimes
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-panjshir-taliban-atrocities/31848654.html

Residents of Afghanistan's Panjshir Province have told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi that the arrival of Taliban fighters to counter growing unrest and fighting by resistance forces has led to hardships for civilians, including killings, torture, and beatings. 

News Afghanistan: Afghanistan war rekindles, claiming lives and sending civilians fleeing as Taliban battles Panjshir valley resistance

Published on: Monday 16 May 2022
Afghanistan war rekindles, claiming lives and sending civilians fleeing as Taliban battles Panjshir valley resistance
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-war-taliban-resistance-panjshir-massoud-fighting-deaths-displaced/

Afghanistan's Taliban, which spent 20 years fighting the U.S.-backed government in Kabul as an insurgency, is now battling to defend its increasingly draconian rule from resistance forces bent on ...

News Afghanistan: AFJC condemns ban on publication of images of living beings and video interviews in Kapisa province

Published on: Monday 02 February 2026
AFJC condemns ban on publication of images of living beings and video interviews in Kapisa province
News source: https://ifex.org/afjc-condemns-ban-on-publication-of-images-of-living-beings-and-video-interviews-in-kapisa-province/

Similar prohibitions are enforced in 24 of the country's 34 provinces. This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 29 January 2026. Mahmood Raqi, Kapisa province – The Afghanistan ...

News Afghanistan: World Bank says Afghanistan’s economy increasingly dependent on Iran trade routes

Published on: Tuesday 30 June 2026
World Bank says Afghanistan’s economy increasingly dependent on Iran trade routes
News source: https://www.khaama.com/world-bank-says-afghanistans-economy-increasingly-dependent-on-iran-trade-routes/

Afghanistan has become increasingly dependent on Iran for trade, with 56% of its imports passing through the country, leaving its economy.

News Afghanistan: Pakistan transit curbs force Indian exporters to reroute Afghanistan exports through Dubai

Published on: Thursday 02 July 2026
Pakistan transit curbs force Indian exporters to reroute Afghanistan exports through Dubai
News source: https://www.livemint.com/news/pakistan-transit-curbs-force-indian-exporters-to-reroute-afghanistan-exports-through-dubai-11782902216222.html

Pakistan's closure of the Wagah-Attari transit route has pushed Indian exporters to reroute Afghanistan-bound goods through Dubai, causing official trade data to understate the real scale of India-Afghanistan commerce.

News Afghanistan: Ghana to Afghanistan: Visa Pay Reaches More Banks and Fintechs Through One Software Kit

Published on: Sunday 05 July 2026
Ghana to Afghanistan: Visa Pay Reaches More Banks and Fintechs Through One Software Kit
News source: https://tech-ish.com/2026/07/06/visa-pay-africa-central-asia-expansion/

Visa is giving more banks, mobile money operators and fintechs across Africa a faster way to launch digital payments. It is doing this by handing them a software kit that plugs its Visa Pay product ...

News Afghanistan: Is 2025 The Year Chinese Investments Take Off In Afghanistan?

Published on: Saturday 11 January 2025
Is 2025 The Year Chinese Investments Take Off In Afghanistan?
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-china--investments-2025-beijing-/33268746.html

After a year of unprecedented trade and breaking ground on major mining projects in 2024, there's new momentum for Beijing's role in Afghanistan and deepening ties with the Taliban. But can the hard-line group finally calm China's security concerns and unleash a wave of much-needed investment?

News Afghanistan: Afghanistan seeks Indian investments, goods as Taliban minister arrives in Delhi

Published on: Tuesday 18 November 2025
Afghanistan seeks Indian investments, goods as Taliban minister arrives in Delhi
News source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/11/afghanistan-seeks-indian-investments-goods-taliban-minister-arrives-delhi

KABUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban trade minister arrived in India on Wednesday on a maiden visit to draw greater investments and goods as both countries consider ways to enhance their relations in the backdrop of souring relations with neighbouring Pakistan. India last month upgraded its ties with the Taliban by reopening its embassy in Kabul that was shut after the Islamist group seized power in 2021 following the withdrawal of U.S.-led NATO forces. New Delhi is also ramping up its aid to the country as it competes with China for influence.

News Afghanistan: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan agree $350 million in trade and investment deals

Published on: Saturday 27 June 2026
Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan agree $350 million in trade and investment deals
News source: https://www.khaama.com/afghanistan-kyrgyzstan-agree-350-million-in-trade-and-investment-deals/

Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed trade and investment agreements worth more than $350 million during their first joint business forum.

News Afghanistan: Helicopter teams lead Afghanistan rescue as earthquake kills more than 800

Published on: Monday 01 September 2025
Helicopter teams lead Afghanistan rescue as earthquake kills more than 800
News source: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd7y7d1248zt

A handful of countries have already responded to the Taliban's aid appeal, including the UK which has set out £1m in relief funding.