Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund speaks during an economic conference at the former Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. Even as Afghanistan faces a humanitarian catastrophe and its economy teeters on the brink of collapse, the United Nations representative on Wednesday told a Taliban-organized economic conference in the capital Kabul there have been some advances, including a surprising $1 billion in exports. (Taliban Prime Minister Media Office via AP)