What daily life is like in Afghanistan now

Banks are closed, unemployment has ‘spiked visibly’ and working women have been told to stay at home

Kabul market
Burqa-clad Afghan women shop at a market area in Kabul a week after the city fell to the Taliban
(Image credit: Hoshang Hashimi/AFP via Getty Images)

Since the Taliban toppled the Afghan government in just a matter of days, most reporting has centred on the urgent evacuation of foreign citizens and at-risk Afghans via Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Time is running out to safely resettle Afghan allies, partners and those who may be targeted by the world’s deadliest terror group, with less than one week left before the US is set to finalise its withdrawal from the country, meaning an end to safe evacuations from Kabul airport.

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Kate Samuelson is The Week's former newsletter editor. She was also a regular guest on award-winning podcast The Week Unwrapped. Kate's career as a journalist began on the MailOnline graduate training scheme, which involved stints as a reporter at the South West News Service's office in Cambridge and the Liverpool Echo. She moved from MailOnline to Time magazine's satellite office in London, where she covered current affairs and culture for both the print mag and website. Before joining The Week, Kate worked at ActionAid UK, where she led the planning and delivery of all content gathering trips, from Bangladesh to Brazil. She is passionate about women's rights and using her skills as a journalist to highlight underrepresented communities. Alongside her staff roles, Kate has written for various magazines and newspapers including Stylist, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian and the i news site. She is also the founder and editor of Cheapskate London, an award-winning weekly newsletter that curates the best free events with the aim of making the capital more accessible.