Shopkeepers in the Tulak district of Ghor province report that business has collapsed due to extreme poverty, with daily earnings dropping to as low as 50 Afghanis.
Residents have lost the purchasing power for even basic food items, struggling merely to survive.
The economic crisis is exacerbated by the closure of labor routes to neighboring Iran, a vital source of income for the community .
Many young men who used to work across the border are now unemployed and unable to afford visas or support their families.
Local merchants state that even when they make sales, the profit is negligible and insufficient for living expenses.
This dire situation highlights the severity of the economic collapse in Afghanistan’s remote regions.
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