Qatar and Turkey have worked to help restore civilian flights out of Kabul, which the Taliban had said they would permit. After the first flight landed in Qatar (Al Jazeera), international officials hailed it as an important step.
Afghanistan: A UN development report predicted that Afghanistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) could decline (AP) 3.6–13.2 percent next year, depending on the degree of international engagement. The poverty rate could rise from 72 percent to 97 percent, according to the report.
