Economic crisis could fuel extremism in Afghanistan: UN

Afghanistan finds itself on the brink of a humanitarian disaster as foreign assets and monetary assistance remain frozen after the Taliban's return to power in August.

Afghanistan's deep economic crisis threatens to raise the "risk of extremism" in the region, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.

The war-ravaged country finds itself on the brink of a humanitarian disaster as foreign assets and monetary assistance remain frozen after the Taliban's return to power in August.