so let s now get down to business, and as you ve been hearing, in the us, a report has just been released that looks at the deadly pull out of afghanistan in august 2021 that ended america s longest war. the taliban swiftly took over control of the country. since then, the economic decline has been dramatic as most foreign aid was withdrawn. so, what is it like doing business there? rumi spice partners with farmers in western afghanistan to export saffron, the world s most valuable spice. their labourers, managers, office staff and operations managers are all afghan women.