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The Taliban sold precious stones worth AFG 122 Million in Nuristan.
The Taliban’s directorate of mines and Petroleum in Nuristan says that precious and semi-precious stones from the province have been sold for more than AFN 122.5 million (approxima…
Rehabilitation Program for highways, bridges, and roads launched across all 34 provinces of the country.
The ministry of public works of the Islamic Emirate has announced that it has included 70 rehabilitation projects, with a total value of 1.419 billion Afghanis, in its work plan fo…
The Taliban and Qatar discuss expanding investment in Afghanistan’s mining and oil Sectors.
Mardef bin Ali Al-Qashouti, Qatar’s ambassador in Kabul to Afghanistan, met with Taliban minister of mines and Petroleum Hedayatullah Badri to discuss political and economic relati…
Afghan and Uzbek traders have signed trade agreements worth 17.2 billion Afghanis.
The Afghanistan chamber of commerce and investment says Afghan and Uzbek traders have signed trade agreements worth 17.2 billion Afghanis in Kabul.According to the chamber, the agr…
Work on the TAPI project in Herat is expected to be completed within the next two months.
The Taliban-appointed governor of Herat, Noor Ahmad Islamjar, says work on the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in the province will be completed…
In Paktia, 1,050 families connected to the electricity grid for the first time.
Afghanistan’s electricity utility, which is under Taliban control, says that 1,050 families in the provincial capital of Paktia and Zurmat district have been connected to the elect…
Kandahar’s fruit exports have increased by 164 percent.
Officials from the Kandahar Chamber of Commerce and Investment say that the province’s total exports of fresh and dried fruits have increased by approximately 164 percent this year…
Can economic pressure force Tehran to back down?
One day after the United States announced a new campaign of economic pressure against Iran, major American media outlets appeared to share a common assessment: the new sanctions co…
Transit traffic at the Dogharoun–Islam Qala border crossing has increased by 100 percent.
Authorities in Iran’s Taybad district say that in recent weeks, the movement of freight trucks at the Dogharoun–Islam Qala border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan has increase…
Fuel prices rise as Taliban-controlled Kabul municipality issues new price list.
According to price lists published by the Kabul Municipality, the prices of petrol and diesel have increased by between 8 and 11 percent in less than a month.The municipality (Thur…