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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMany vendors report that goods remain unsold for extended periods, with customers unable to afford purchases due to joblessness and income reductions. High operational costs\u2014including taxes, rent, and electricity bills\u2014compound the financial strain, while frequent power outages disrupt business further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Economic experts highlight that, beyond unemployment, the absence of clear and coherent market regulations worsens the situation. They stress the need for transparent laws to control prices and regulate the number of businesses based on local population needs. Additionally, widespread illiteracy and lack of business expertise among entrepreneurs undermine market efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the Taliban\u2019s takeover, Afghanistan\u2019s economic infrastructure has deteriorated significantly. Unemployment has doubled, poverty affects over 97% of the population, and women\u2019s participation in the workforce has drastically declined. Nearly 70% of Afghans lack a steady source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without urgent reforms to improve market regulation, support entrepreneurship, and create job opportunities, the purchasing power of the public will continue to erode, deepening unemployment and prolonging the country\u2019s economic recession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shopkeepers and vendors in Kabul city are increasingly worried about the declining purchasing power of the public and the shrinking job market. According to multiple vendors, the combination of widespread unemployment, unstable incomes, capital flight, soaring prices, blocked foreign aid, and a lack of transparent economic governance have all directly contributed to a significant downturn …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":132124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329","service":"facebook","timestamp":1756033151,"status":"error"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[14899,3575],"class_list":["post-132105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","tag-declining-economic-situation-in-kabul","tag-taliban-rule"],"yoast_head":"\n