Economic news, trade updates, and financial developments in Afghanistan
Residents in Zabul province report difficulties in accessing enough water, even after drilling wells hundreds of meters deep. Many indicate that obtaining drinking water has become increasingly challe...
The World Bank’s office in Afghanistan has reopened and resumed its activities, including the settlement of outstanding dues owed to contracting firms in the country, the Ministry of Finance announced...
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced on Saturday that members of India’s Spice Export Promotion Council have expressed their readiness for joint investment and the establishment of spice-pr...
Local sources in Ragh district of Badakhshan province state that a resident of this district was killed by Taliban members. The sources confirmed to 8 Subh newspaper on Friday, 30 Aqrab, that the prev...
Sources in Taloqan city, the capital of Takhar province, say that Taliban members killed an elderly man after lunch on Friday by beating and kicking him in the Makhtab school alley. The man was accuse...
An Indian foreign ministry official stated on Friday that air cargo services between India and Afghanistan will launch soon. This announcement occurred during a visit to New Delhi by Afghanistan's Tra...
The extended closure of the Torkham crossing point, resulting from tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has led to significant financial losses for wholesale traders in Rawalpindi and Islamabad....
Officials state that the operations of this private pomegranate processing facility will prevent the wastage of pomegranates and create opportunities for the standard export of pomegranate juice and s...
In western Herat province, the saffron harvest season has begun. Thousands of small saffron flowers are being collected, and many families in Herat, including children and the elderly, are working in ...
Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, continued his official visit to India by touring the Pragati Maidan International Trade Exhibition in New Delhi. During the tour, he m...
More than twelve containers of apples from Khak Jabar district in Kabul province are set to be exported to India. This shipment, with a total value exceeding 250,000 dollars, will be exported to India...
Ajristan and Malistan are two districts in Ghazni province where the Ministry of Public Works has begun the reconstruction and graveling of a 30-kilometer road connecting these two districts via the K...
Taliban media have reported the signing of a contract valued at 90 million dollars between the Afghanistan Dried Fruit Exporters Union and an Iranian shipping company. Under the terms of this agreemen...
The United Nations Development Programme states that Japan has contributed 864 million yen, equivalent to 5.6 million dollars, to improve livelihoods and support economic opportunities for women in Af...
A two-day summit of the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Moscow. Although Afghanistan has been an observer member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization since 2012, a repre...
The second day of the fourth Imam Abu Hanifa exhibition has been accompanied by widespread public interest, with the exhibition space remaining vibrant. In this event, more than 800 stalls have been a...
Authorities seized at least 500 kilograms of fish smuggled from Pakistan at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, according to the Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Department. The...
Junaid Magsi, president of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, sent a letter to Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce, the Federal Board of Revenue chairman, customs officials, ...
Alireza Bikdeli, Iran's ambassador in Kabul, has emphasized that his country will continue to play its role in Afghanistan's economic stability and development. The Iranian Embassy in Kabul issued a ...
Afghanistan exported more than $580 million worth of fresh and dried fruits during the first six months of the current year, according to a statement from the office of the Taliban's deputy chief mini...
The closure of major border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan reached its 37th day on Sunday. This has disrupted trade, left thousands of truckers and merchants stranded, and increased econom...
A small water reservoir with a storage capacity of 8,912 cubic meters was inaugurated in western Ghor province on Sunday, a local water official said. Ramazan Faiz, media officer at the Water and Ener...
Ariana Afghan Airlines has implemented a new set of reduced cargo tariffs intended to support Afghanistan’s trade sector. The changes were introduced on Sunday under a directive from the Economic Depu...
Afghan officials say the country is increasing use of trade routes through Iran and Central Asia to reduce dependence on Pakistan, as tensions between the neighbours have risen and Durand Line crossin...