Consumer Spending in Afghanistan increased to 1165894 AFN Million in 2018 from 1112235 AFN Million in 2017. Consumer Spending in Afghanistan averaged 721176.48 AFN Million from 2002 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 1165894 AFN Million in 2018 and a record low of 225164 AFN Million in 2002. This page provides - Afghanistan Consumer Spending- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Government Spending in Afghanistan increased to 183431 AFN Million in 2018 from 174187 AFN Million in 2017. Government Spending in Afghanistan averaged 95712.08 AFN Million from 2002 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 183431 AFN Million in 2018 and a record low of 15514 AFN Million in 2002. This page provides - Afghanistan Government Spending- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Sales Tax Rate in Afghanistan stands at 10 percent. In Afghanistan, the sales tax rate is a tax charged to consumers based on the purchase price of certain goods and services. The benchmark we use for the sales tax rate refers to the highest rate. Revenues from the Sales Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Afghanistan. This page provides - Afghanistan Sales Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Government spending in Afghanistan was last recorded at 12.5 percent of GDP in 2018 . Government Spending To GDP in Afghanistan averaged 11.19 percent from 2002 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 14 percent in 2010 and a record low of 7.70 percent in 2002. This page provides - Afghanistan Government Spending To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gross Fixed Capital Formation in Afghanistan increased to 325528 AFN Million in 2018 from 265637 AFN Million in 2017. Gross Fixed Capital Formation in Afghanistan averaged 147045.38 AFN Million from 2002 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 325528 AFN Million in 2018 and a record low of 22874.70 AFN Million in 2002. This page provides - Afghanistan Gross Fixed Capital Formation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Cement Production in Afghanistan increased to 139.20 Thousands of Tonnes in 2018 from 109.60 Thousands of Tonnes in 2017. Cement Production in Afghanistan averaged 82.17 Thousands of Tonnes from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 186.30 Thousands of Tonnes in 2016 and a record low of 31.50 Thousands of Tonnes in 2009. This page provides - Afghanistan Cement Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The stocks of goods held by firms in Afghanistan increased by 316982 AFN Million in 2018. Changes In Inventories in Afghanistan averaged 256852.62 AFN Million from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 535993 AFN Million in 2017 and a record low of -66849.40 AFN Million in 2008. This page provides - Afghanistan Changes In Inventories- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Donald Trump has dashed hopes for an imminent peace deal with the Taliban that were intended to pave the way for the US to withdraw the last of its troops from Afghanistan. Jyotsna Singh discusses how this leaves the war torn country as it prepares for presidential elections at the end of the month, with Stephanie Findlay and Farhan Bokhari.

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The death of a doctor who transformed Afghan lives contrasts with revelations of US ignorance

The Air Force has erased data on drone strikes in Afghanistan from their most recent report that was released just one day after Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster on Wednesday.

An Afghan district governor has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted an Australian woman in a remote part of the country. An investigation is now underway.

Traffic police working in the 18th arrondissement area of Paris in France recognised the radical cleric from a picture that had been handed out to all officers but had not been released publicly.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A shootout erupted on Saturday at a protest in western Afghanistan by residents demanding economic assistance, leading to the...

Jennifer Lawrence was pushed in a wheelchair by a soldier as she filmed a scene for her upcoming movie, which was filming in New Orleans on Tuesday. The 29-year-old star's project is untitled.

More than 100,000 people have signed an e-petition asking for Sergeant Alexander Blackman to be freed and to have his murder conviction rescinded as he 'defended his country from a terrorist'.

The dramatic footage from the frontine was shown in court at Sgt Blackman's appeal as his legal team argued that his environment was a 'breeding ground' for mental illness.

Afghanistan veteran Jason Velez (right) was about to jump to his death before Gary Knight (left) drove past and spent an hour persuading him to come down.

The Taliban (alleged member, right) vowed to keep fighting US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday adding that US President Donald Trump (left) would 'regret' abandoning recent peace talks.

The #15Days project on the CIA's Twitter account looks at how a team named JAWBREAKER were the first on the ground in Afghanistan in days following 9/11.

A police officer and several election officials were struck and three are in a critical condition at a hospital in Kandahar. The upsurge in violence began after Taliban talks with the US broke down.

Donald Trump embraced a wounded and wheel-chair bound Captain Luis Avila who sang 'God Bless America' at a ceremony to honor the new incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

Captain Stuart Croxford, pictured, survived a bomb attack in Afghanistan in 2012 where he suffered severe foot and ankle injuries - although his leg had been saved.

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Asim Omar died alongside six of his fellow terrorists, including Omar's courier to the Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in southern Helmand.

Abdul Mobin D, who stabbed ex Mia V to death, was found hanged in his cell at a juvenile prison in Schifferstadt, Germany, early on Thursday, though authorities said they have not found a suicide note.

National Guard Master Sergeant Mark Allen died in Georgia on Saturday at the age of 46. He was shot in the head by a sniper in Afghanistan in 2009 looking for Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl.

An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered to offer Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said.

Craig Grossi described meeting his dog Fred in a remote part of the war-torn country while the Marine RECON force - the most elite soldiers in the Corps - were under incessant barrages from the Taliban.

Sher Khan pitched up for Afghanistan versus the West Indies in Lucknow, northern India, but getting a room turned out to be a tall order. Hoteliers were stumped by his 8ft 2in height and refused him.

Military charities, top brass and former SAS hero Chris Ryan call for the Defence National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Nottinghamshire to be opened to veterans.

Officers stopped two wooden crates at Heathrow Airport, from Peshawar, in Pakistan, after suspecting the Buddha sculpture and nine Buddha heads inside might contain drugs.

Trump saluted and his wife Melania placed a hand over her heart as a carry team of six white-gloved members of the Army's Old Guard transferred the remains at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, last night.

David Savage, from Canberra, was deployed in the Chora Valley in 2012 in a joint military and civilian mission tasked with rebuilding the town after decades of war.

The Trump administration is expected to announce the removal of 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early as next week. Between 8,000 and 9,000 troops are expected to remain overseas.

The family's strange story began when Joshua and his wife Caitlan were captured by terrorists while visiting Afghanistan when she was pregnant with their first child in 2012.

A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, forcing residents into the streets in Kabul and Islamabad.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble of Washington Township, New Jersey, was killed Monday in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province.

Two battle groups from the army's 7th Combat Brigade left Brisbane's Gallipoli Barracks early on Tuesday, ready to man bulldozers and chainsaws to help devastated communities .

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.

Nathan Hunt (right, circled) found Taliban bombs that could have maimed or killed Harry. Warrant Officer Hunt - who became friends with Harry while serving in Helmand province - died aged 39.

One of two U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as Miguel Villalon, a 21-year-old from the Chicago suburb of Aurora, Illinois.

Staff Sgt Ian P McLaughlin, 29, and Pfc Miguel Villalon, 21, were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday.

Racheal LaBonte and daughter Raina spoke to Today on Monday about receiving news CIA officer husband Darren LaBonte was killed in the December 30, 2009  suicide blast in Afghanistan.

Pfc Miguel Villalon died alongside Staff Sgt. Ian McLaughlin when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan near Kandahar province on Saturday.

Staff Sgt. Monte L. Gould, 59, is re-enlisting in the army and will be joining a battalion in Las Vegas, Nevada alongside his son, after getting itchy feet. He described the opportunity to re-join as a 'thrill'.

The Taliban has said it shot down an America military plane over territory it controls in Afghanistan, after footage emerged showing wreckage with a US Air Force logo clearly visible on the side.

EXCLUSIVE: A first Test match between England and Afghanistan, planned to take place in 2021, has become a doubt, with the domestic summer set to be dominated by white-ball cricket.

A spokesman for Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani has blamed the Taliban for the woman's death, accusing the militant group of 'cruelty and atrocity'.

Mark R. Frerichs, 57, was kidnapped while working in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost last Friday.

U.S. officials believe Mark R. Frerichs, 57, of Lombard, Illinois, was kidnapped by the Haqqani network, according to an official who was not authorized to discuss the case.

John Bolton was fired as national security adviser by the president this past September after the two butted heads over key foreign policy issues like Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan.