Economy & Development
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Returning Women in Herat Boost Investment in Handicrafts, Food Production
DID Press: Over the past year, more than 200 women who returned to Herat have invested in handicrafts and food production, achieving economic self-sufficiency. The Herat Women’s Chamber of Commerce reported that these returning Afghan women from neighboring countries have…
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Pashdan Dam in Herat Releases Water for Irrigation
DID Press: Local officials in Herat announced that water stored in the Pashdan Dam was released yesterday for the first time to irrigate agricultural lands. The Pashdan Dam, inaugurated last year by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy, has a…
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Afghanistan Records Surge in Rail Cargo Imports Through Key Transit Corridors
DID Press: Ministry of Public Works under the Taliban administration announced that a total of 151,750 metric tons of petroleum products, non-petroleum goods, and other commodities entered Afghanistan via railway lines over the past week. According to the ministry, the…
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Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce Pushes to Break Trade Barriers
DID Press: Sayed Karim Hashemi, head of Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment, met with Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban government’s Foreign Minister, to demand solutions to problems and removal of obstacles facing Afghan traders and investors. The Chamber’s Facebook…
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Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Trade Fair Opens in Mazar-e-Sharif
DID Press: A trade and economic cooperation exhibition between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan opened in Mazar-e-Sharif, attended by government officials and business representatives from both countries. Officials from the Taliban-led Afghan government and Uzbekistan described the event as an important opportunity…
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Major Energy and Infrastructure Push Launched Across Afghanistan
DID Press: Economic Deputy Office of the Taliban Prime Minister’s administration has announced significant progress in economic, infrastructure, energy, and water management sectors during the last quarter of the 1404 solar year. According to a new report covering the period…
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Russian Oil Shipment Reaches Cuban Port Amid Ongoing Sanctions
DID Press: Following recent developments in the Middle East, Russia exported 100,000 tons of crude oil to Cuba. Russia’s Ministry of Transport announced that the tanker carrying the shipment is currently awaiting unloading at the port of Matanzas. This development…
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Taliban to Secure Long-Term Fuel Supply from Russia
DID Press: Russian Trade Center in Afghanistan announced that the Taliban intends to purchase approximately two million tons of fuel from Russia annually, with a long-term contract to be signed in Kazan. According to Russian media citing officials from the…
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Kabul’s Shah wa Arous Dam Reaches Full Capacity After Heavy Rains
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Water and Energy has announced that the Shah wa Arous Dam, located in Shakar Dara District of Kabul, has reached full capacity following recent rainfall. The dam, which was officially handed over to the ministry…
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Kabul, Tashkent Focus on Expanding Pharmaceutical Production and Exports
DID Press: Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Taliban administration emphasized strengthening bilateral cooperation in pharmaceutical production and exports during a meeting with the governor of Namangan, Uzbekistan. During the talks, both sides discussed joint marketing of products, cooperation…
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