https://www.npr.org/2021/08/28/1031854899/afghan-refugee-aid-resettlement

Nearly all of those expenses come out of a one-time stipend refugees receive upon arrival. The USCRI allocates $1,200 per person — adults and children receive the same amount — which must be used within 90 days.

"We also take some of that money to buy grocery cards and provide families with a little cash for any additional expenses that come up," Girela said. "This is where donations really make a difference. The more we get from people, — a free sofa or canned food — the more of their own money they can keep."

RAICES also handles all of the paperwork required to register families for social services programs, including SNAP, better known as food stamps, and Medicaid. They also enroll children in local schools.

Qualifying adults can also get monthly refugee cash assistance. The amounts vary depending on household size, but a single adult gets about $415 a month for the first four months, then goes down to a little less than $200 a month. The sum also decreases depending on any income earned.

"The great thing is we have a pretty big Afghan community here in San Antonio so our clients have a built-in support system that they can turn to," Girela said.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby and Army Maj. Gen. William "Hank" Taylor Will Hold an On-camera Press Briefing in the Pentagon Briefing Room at 11 a.m. ET Today, August 28, 2021

https://www.dailysabah.com/business/finance/irans-rial-in-free-fall-amid-economic-uncertainty-afghan-crisis

Iran's currency rial has plunged to a new low, amid growing economic uncertainty, rising inflation in the country, and the conflict in neighboring Afghanistan.

Foreign currencies rallied against the fledgling rial on Saturday, with the value of the U.S. dollar crossing the critical 280,000 mark and reaching 283,000 in Tehran's open market.

Amin Sabooni, a senior economic analyst and editor at Iran's leading business daily Financial Tribune, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that factors responsible for the rial's nosedive include shortage of foreign currency, gaping holes in the fiscal budget, chronic inflation, central bank money printing machines working round the clock, and no economic roadmap from the new government.

The two countries are economically interconnected as Afghanistan has traditionally been the primary destination for Iran's non-oil exports.

According to some reports, the volume of trade in hard currency transferred to Iran from Afghanistan has amounted to around $5 million each day, which has significantly plummeted in recent days.