As the Afghan economy crumbles, small businesses struggle to hang on

5/2/22
 
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from The Washington Post,
5/1/22:

In a cramped workshop, reeking of glue and stuffed with piles of plastic straps and rubber soles, half a dozen men and boys hunched over scarred tables last week, scraping and hammering, stitching and gluing. By day’s end, they would produce 70 pairs of women’s sandals, ready to send to street bazaars at a deeply discounted price of $8 each.

Under Taliban rule, sales have plummeted and promised tax breaks have been slow in coming

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As the Afghan economy crumbles, small businesses struggle to hang on