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Increase in Oil prices in Afghanistan.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, under Taliban administration, has called on traders and importers to increase imports of petroleum, diesel, and liquefied gas in…
The Taliban have awarded a 10-year contract for the extraction of two gold mines in Takhar.
The Taliban Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has announced that it has signed a contract for the extraction of two gold mines in Takhar province with a private company. According to…
165,000 People employed in more than 1,350 factories at Herat industrial park.
Coinciding with Industry Week, officials from the Herat Chamber of Industries and Mines announced that approximately 165,000 people are employed in more than 1,350 active factories…
Prolonged Closure of Afghanistan–Pakistan Trade Routes Inflicts Monthly Losses of US$250 Million.
Officials of the Afghanistan–Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce say that the closure of trade routes between the two countries for nearly the past nine months has brought bilateral…
Russia plans to refine crude oil in Afghanistan and then transport the refined products back to its own markets.
The Taliban administration and Russia are working on a new economic plan under which Russian oil, particularly from Tatarstan, would be transported to Afghanistan, processed in dom…
Salang Highway Rehabilitation: Heavy truck Traffic to be suspended from 10 July .
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works under the caretaker government has announced that, effective 10 July, the Salang Highway will be closed to heavy cargo trucks (trailers) unti…
China has resumed the construction of a major road in Tajikistan near the Afghanistan border.
Chinese workers have resumed construction of a major road near the Tajikistan–Afghanistan border after it had been suspended for several months due to security concerns.The Tajik M…
The first auction of green garnet in Panjshir was held with the participation of a Chinese trader.
For the first time, the semi-precious stone green garnet was offered at an official auction of mineral resources in Panjshir Province. The local Taliban administration described th…
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization exhibition, emphasis was placed on strengthening and expanding Afghanistan’s economic cooperation.
The President of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, Sayed Karim Hashemi, emphasized the need to expand economic relations and increase trade between Afghanistan an…
Up to 300 Metric Tons of Coal Extracted Daily from the Shabashak Mine.
The General Directorate of Emirati Companies has announced that the Shabashak mine, operated by the state-owned Northern Coal Company, extracts between 200 and 300 metric tons of h…