Economy & Development
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Dogharoun Border Crossing Handles 70% of Iran’s Exports to Afghanistan
DID Press: Iran’s Dogharoun border terminal accounted for 70% of the country’s exports to Afghanistan during the first six months of the current year, according to the terminal’s director. Mohsen Rokni, director of the Dogharoun border terminal in Iran’s Razavi…
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Afghanistan Builds 150 Water Reservoirs at a Cost of AFN 466 Million
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Energy and Water says 150 water reservoirs have been constructed across the country over the past five years at a total cost of AFN 466.6 million. The projects aim to replenish groundwater resources, control…
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Afghanistan Allocate AFN 57 Million for 30-Bed Hospital in Bamyan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s governor’s press office in Bamyan has announced that construction of a 30-bed hospital in Kahmard District of the province is expected to begin in the coming days, with more than AFN 57 million allocated from the development…
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Herat’s New $20 Million Passenger Terminal Set to Open Soon
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation says the new major passenger terminal in Herat is expected to be ready for operation within the next two weeks. According to media reports, more than 50% of the construction work…
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Afghanistan’s Poverty Deepens Amid Decades of War and Restrictive Policies
DID Press: On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Afghanistan’s experience highlights how prolonged conflict, political instability and restrictive policies can deepen poverty and undermine long-term development. Decades of war have damaged the country’s infrastructure, weakened its human…
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Russia Reports Doubling of Trade with Afghanistan, Announces Planned Kabul Visit
DID Press: Russia’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has announced that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk will lead a high-level economic delegation to Afghanistan, following a significant increase in trade between the two countries. Kabulov announced the planned…
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Five Countries Agree to Advance Trans-Afghan Corridor, CASA Railway Projects
DID Press: Officials from the Taliban authorities, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Iran have held talks in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on expanding the Trans-Afghan Corridor, advancing the Central Asia–South Asia (CASA) railway project, and securing financing and investment for…
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Kyrgyzstan: Afghanistan’s Lasting Stability Depends on Dialogue, Economic Recovery
DID Press: Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has said that achieving lasting stability in Afghanistan requires sustained dialogue, economic recovery and coordinated international cooperation, stressing that stability in the country is important for regional security. Japarov made the remarks at the…
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Iranian Cultural Attaché Calls for Broader Cultural and Economic Cooperation With Afghanistan
DID Press: Seyed Rouhollah Hosseini, cultural attaché at Iran’s Embassy in Kabul, has highlighted the potential of Abu Hanifa Exhibition to strengthen cultural, artistic and economic cooperation and expand relations between Iran and Afghanistan. According to the public relations office…
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Taliban Railway Chief Travels to Kazakhstan for ECO Regional Meeting
DID Press: Mawlawi Abdul Karim Fateh, head of the Taliban-run Afghanistan Railway Authority, has travelled to Kazakhstan at the head of a technical delegation to attend a regional meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Fateh is expected to address…
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