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The World Bank has reported that the earthquake which struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31 caused an estimated $183 million in direct physical damage to buildings and infrastructure.

The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRRD) says hundreds of development projects have been implemented across various provinces during the past one year.

The World Bank (WB) has said that Afghanistan is grappling with severe food insecurity, with nearly one-third of the population affected.

KABUL (Pajhwok)): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has praised some parts of a World Bank report about the country’s economic situation, but rejected .

The World Bank has allocated 16 million US dollars to support women’s businesses in Afghanistan by granting them loans.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Bank’s 25-member executive board on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president . . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two-thirds of households in Afghanistan continue to struggle to meet basic food and non-food needs, the World Bank said on Wednesday . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): Following last year’s regime change, Afghanistan’s economy has been in significant decline, the World Bank said on Wednesday. In its new . .

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Bank has resumed work on three projects worth $450 million focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods. However, WB would maintain a

KABUL (Pajhwok): With girls banned from returning to secondary schools, the World Bank has suspended four projects worth $600 million in Afghanistan, the BBC reported

KABUL (Pajhwok): In an expected move, the World Bank has announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. The US-based lender said the

KABUL (Pajhwok): The World Bank administration has given the go-ahead to a plan for using around $1 billion in the frozen Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund