An emergency air-lift of food to central Bamian province was canceled earlier this year when the Taliban bombed the local airport.

With the Fed holding short-term rates close to zero, a move by another central bank to boost rates will tend to lift its currency against the dollar.

It's hard to say, but one possibility is that these European currencies get a minor lift over the medium-term due to a quirk related to how Asian central Banks manage their foreign-exchange reserves.