vegetables up 50%, and petrol up 75%. afghanistan's economy is heavily reliant on foreign aid — the world bank and imf have suspended their support — and the us has frozen the country's foreign cash reserves there. so is it now facing an inevitable crisis? joining me now is arsla jawaid, lead analyst at control risks in dubai. very good to talk to you again. it is getting very critical now in afghanistan. the military might has been shown but everybody wants to see what the new government looks like. in the meantime, this financial crisis is very difficult to. yes, absolutely. it is a very bleak outlook for the afghani economy. as you mentioned we have seen international aid suspended. notjust from