{"id":203509,"date":"2025-10-16T05:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/203509\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T05:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:40:10","slug":"why-is-afghanistans-currency-stronger-than-indian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/203509\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Afghanistan’s currency stronger than Indian?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Why<\/p>\n

In a surprising twist, the Afghan Afghani (AFN) has outperformed both the Indian and Pakistani rupees, despite Afghanistan being one of the world\u2019s poorest and most unstable nations.<\/p>\n

According to XE.com, 1 AFN equals INR 1.32, meaning 1 lakh Afghani is worth about \u20b91.33 lakh in India.<\/p>\n

This has raised eyebrows across the region, as Afghanistan \u2014 currently under Taliban rule \u2014 continues to grapple with poverty, human rights crises, and growing tensions with Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Deadly border clashes between the two countries have made global headlines, but the Afghan currency\u2019s unexpected strength is also drawing attention.<\/p>\n

Why the Afghani Is Stronger<\/p>\n

The surprising strength of the Afghani stems from strict currency control policies enforced by the Taliban since taking power in 2021.<\/p>\n

The regime banned the use of US dollars and Pakistani rupees, slashing foreign currency demand and compelling nearly all transactions to be conducted in Afghani.<\/p>\n

With limited imports, restricted foreign currency circulation, and an economy that is small and isolated, the Afghani has remained relatively stable.<\/p>\n

Unlike India and Pakistan, where currencies are more exposed to global market fluctuations, Afghanistan\u2019s tight currency environment shields the Afghani from external shocks.<\/p>\n

The paradox is clear: even as the currency strengthens, Afghanistan remains mired in deep poverty, minimal industrial activity, and severe human rights concerns.<\/p>\n

The Afghani\u2019s strength is less a sign of economic prosperity and more a byproduct of isolation and rigid financial control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a surprising twist, the Afghan Afghani (AFN) has outperformed both the Indian and Pakistani rupees, despite Afghanistan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[88028,84,4625,1294,50997,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-203509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-afghani","tag-business","tag-currency","tag-economy","tag-rupee","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}