Trade
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Taliban Trade Minister Seeking Stronger Commercial Ties in India
DID Press: Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Taliban government, visited India for an official trip during which he toured the international “Pragati Maidan” trade exhibition in New Delhi. While visiting the booths of Afghan companies, he…
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Billions in Limbo as Trade Halted at Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
DID Press: Rising border tensions and political disputes between the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Pakistan have effectively halted formal trade between the two countries for over a month, leaving billions of dollars’ worth of goods stranded at border crossings.…
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Taliban, Tatarstan Agree to Establish Joint Trade Center in Kazan
DID Press: Gul Hassan Hassan, Taliban government’s ambassador in Moscow, held official talks in Kazan with senior officials of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan on expanding economic cooperation, investment, and the establishment of a joint Afghanistan–Tatarstan trade center. According to the…
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Taliban Commerce Minister to Visit India in Bid to Diversify Trade Routes
DID Press: Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban government’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, will travel to New Delhi on Wednesday (Nov. 19) for talks aimed at expanding economic cooperation and developing alternative trade corridors. The visit comes as Kabul seeks to…
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Afghanistan Moves Over 135,000 Tons of Goods by Rail in One Week
DID Press: Ministry of Public Works under the Taliban government announced that more than 135,000 metric tons of goods were transported via rail over the past week, an effort expected to boost job opportunities and national revenue. According to the…
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SCO Summit in Moscow Pushes Eurasian Economic Integration
DID Press: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders’ summit is set to take place today and tomorrow, (17-18 November 2025), in Moscow under Russia’s rotating chairmanship. The meeting is expected to mark a turning point for deepening Eurasian economic cooperation and…
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Pakistan: Border with Afghanistan to Remain Closed Until TTP Curbed
DID Press: Pakistan announced that its border crossings with Afghanistan will remain closed until the Taliban government takes tangible, verifiable, and irreversible measures against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Officials in Islamabad said the decision is part of a new security approach,…
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Chabahar Port Emerges as Key Transit Alternative for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s trade with Iran reached $1.6 billion over the past six months, surpassing trade with Pakistan by half a billion dollars during the same period, according to Abdulsalam Jawad Akhundzada, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce. The figures…
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Afghanistan Turns to Alternative Trade Corridors to Boost Leverage Over Pakistan
DID Press: The visit of Nooruddin Azizi, Taliban caretaker government’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, to Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province — and his focus on expanding transit through Chabahar — signals a coordinated strategy by Kabul to replace trade…
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Senator Warren Accuses Trump Administration of Trade Discrimination
DID Press: Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the Trump administration of “blatant discrimination in tariff policies,” criticizing a new trade agreement between the United States and Switzerland. On November 15, Warren posted an image on X showing U.S. President Donald…
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