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The article informs that the city of Kabul has changed significantly since the Taliban regained power. It mentions that the streets are quieter, and girls are no longer allowed to attend school beyond the sixth grade, in addition, economy is struggling and many people are in poverty, scavenging through piles of rubbish for food. It also mentions that there are more Taliban present in the city and they carry weapons, displaying the new flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

The article reports that the collapse of the Afghan government in August 2021 has resulted in a severe humanitarian crisis affecting a large part of the population. It mentions that women's rights have deteriorated since the Taliban took power, with a decrease in their employment, in addition poverty is rising rapidly, basic services such as food insecurity and access to medical care are disrupted, and international aid has been suspended.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author reflects on her own life, born in poverty in the Central African Republic, and how her family fled to Kinshasa, where her father worked as a bodyguard for a family member of the Congolese president.

The article presents an interview with Federico Demaria, an interdisciplinary socio-environmental scientist working on political ecology, ecological economics and human geography, discussing the need for economic development strategies in Europe. Some of the other topics discussed include what bothers him about the economic policy of the European Union, the expansion of the Global economy over the past 25 years and a reduction in global poverty.

The article presents the author's views on increased inequality in Central African Republic in 20th century. Topics discussed include poverty in the region, help offered by international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), influence of international transfer payments on global economy.

In this article, Mexican writer Fernanda Melchor tells her story of facing violence, poverty and dependency.

An interview with photographers William Daniels and Tomás Munita is presented. They discussed various topics including their long-term projects, their work environment in Qatar and Central African Republic, different themes on which they clicks photographs, their opinion on poverty and everyday life in Qatar.