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U.S.-Iran conflict drives up global oil prices.
Amid the ongoing military tensions between the United States and Iran, global energy markets have once again come under pressure, with crude oil prices rising sharply.According to…
Taliban: We have found new international markets after the closure of Pakistan’s trade routes.
Shafi Azam, the Director of Economic Relations at the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says that Afghanistan has found new international markets for its exports following the…
Iran announces the direct transport of the first rail shipment of Chinese goods to Herat.
Iranian officials have announced that the first direct transit shipment from China, transported without unloading or reloading along the route, has arrived at Rozanak Station in Af…
Russia has reduced its exports of gasoline and aviation fuel to Afghanistan.
According to reports by Russian media outlets, Russia significantly reduced its exports of gasoline and aviation fuel to Afghanistan in June of this year, while increasing its dies…
Global oil prices rise amid escalating tensions between the United States and the Islamic republic.
Global oil prices rose on Friday as escalating tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic heightened concerns over potential disruptions to key oil export routes.…
Taliban: Mining operations in Panjshir have provided employment opportunities for 15,000 people.
Since the Taliban returned to power, mining activities have expanded in various parts of Afghanistan, particularly in Panjshir. However, experts and mine workers say that insuffici…
Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan agree to launch a joint Transit route.
Representatives of the Taliban, Iran, and Tajikistan have signed an agreement in a trilateral meeting held in Mashhad to activate a joint road transit route. Under the agreement, t…
Despite the Taliban’s promises, the prices of fuel and gas in Herat have remained unchanged.
Some residents of Herat province say, that despite promises made by the Herat Petroleum Products Union and the provincial administration to reduce fuel prices, no significant decre…
The lack of suitable markets and insufficient cold storage facilities have created significant challenges for potato farmers in Bamyan.
Potato farmers in Bamyan province say that the lack of suitable markets and a shortage of standard cold storage facilities have caused a decline in the prices of their produce and…
Taliban: Surveys of five sites for the construction of hydropower dams on the Kunar river have been completed.
Taliban electricity officials say that surveys of five locations and preliminary technical work for the construction of hydropower dams on the Kunar River have been completed.Omar…