A senior member of the Islamic Emirate, Anas Haqqani, at a gathering in Kabul on Tuesday listed measures to overcome poverty and illiteracy in the country. Speaking at a conference addressing the country's poverty and education needs, Anas Haqqani called weak former governments, war, illiteracy, unemployment, climate change and population growth the main causes of poverty.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Nisar Nabil discusses the topic with the following guests: 

• Sayed Masoud, university instructor 
• Khyber Khwishkai, university instructor 
• Mujtaba Paikan, economist