Trade
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Shapiro: Trump Entered War with Iran Without Clear Justification
DID Press: Josh Shapiro, the governor of the US state of Pennsylvania, has criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to enter a war with Iran, saying Trump launched the conflict without providing clear reasons and failed to explain to the American…
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Afghanistan Railways Transport More Than 828,000 Tonnes of Goods in Mizan
DID Press: More than 828,000 tonnes of goods were transported through Afghanistan’s railway network during Mizan, according to the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Works. The ministry said a total of 828,968 metric tonnes of goods were imported and exported through…
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Pakistan’s Petroleum Minister Blames Iran Border Closure for Rising LPG Prices
DID Press: Pakistan’s Petroleum Minister has said the closure of the country’s border with Iran is one of the main factors behind the unprecedented rise in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices in Pakistan. Ali Pervaiz Malik told Pakistan’s National Assembly…
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Pakistan Seeks Export Routes Through Iran After Afghanistan Border Closure
DID Press: Pakistan is taking steps to transport its export goods to Central Asian markets, particularly through overland routes via Iran, following the closure of its border with Afghanistan. Pakistan’s The Nation newspaper reported, citing official documents, that Islamabad has…
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Karachi Port Auctions Hundreds of Containers Belonging to Afghan Traders
DID Press: Pakistan’s Karachi Port Customs has auctioned hundreds of containers carrying goods belonging to Afghan traders over unpaid taxes and mounting charges incurred while the shipments remained at the port. Officials from Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce have described the…
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Afghanistan’s Rail Network Gains Attention as Regional Trade Corridor
DID Press: Afghanistan has once again emerged as a potential focus of regional economic connectivity initiatives, with railway development projects seeking to establish shorter and more efficient routes for transporting goods between Central Asian countries and South Asian markets. As…
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France Makes Normalization of Ties with Taliban Conditional on Changes in Afghanistan
DID Press: France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has stated that the country has had no diplomatic relations with the Taliban government since 2021, adding that the normalization of ties depends on changes in Afghanistan’s political situation and compliance…
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Taliban Scraps AFN 500,000 Guarantee for Business Licences
DID Press: Taliban’s supreme leader has ordered the abolition of the AFN 500,000 guarantee previously required for issuing business licenses in Afghanistan and directed that previously paid guarantees be refunded to their owners. Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader, issued the…
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First Direct Freight Train from China’s Shandong Province Heads to Afghanistan
DID Press: The first dedicated freight train operating directly from China’s Shandong Province to Afghanistan’s Hairatan port has departed, marking a new development in trade and transit cooperation between Kabul and Beijing. According to Chinese media reports, the train is…
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Oil Prices Surge After US Orders Diplomats to Leave Saudi Arabia
DID Press: Oil prices rose following an increase in attacks by Yemen’s Ansarullah forces against Saudi Arabia and a US order for some diplomats and their family members to leave the country. Reuters reported that Brent crude rose by $1.29,…
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