Poverty Rate To Increase By 25% In Afghanistan, Says UNDP Report

According to a report released by UNDP, almost 97% of Afghani's might get plunged below the poverty line due to the economic and political fall. A study examined four potential scenarios of escalating intensity and isolation, however, GDP can contract only 13.2% but still can increase the poverty rate by 25%. "Half of the population is already in need... Afghanistan's most vulnerable people," Kanni Wignaraja, UN Assistant Secretary said.