Trade
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Pakistan Ties Trade with Afghanistan to Counterterrorism Action
DID Press: Pakistan conditioned any expansion of economic relations with Afghanistan on concrete security measures, stressing that counterterrorism is a prerequisite for deeper trade ties. Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said in a post on X that Islamabad would…
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$205m Uzbekistan–Afghanistan Trade Deals Sealed in Mazar-e-Sharif
DID Press: Entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan reached preliminary agreements worth $205 million during a joint business forum in Mazar-e-Sharif, aimed at expanding economic cooperation and boosting bilateral trade. The event was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry…
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Kazakhstan Highlights Afghanistan’s Strategic Role as Transit Route to Indian Ports
DID Press: Kazakhstan’s special envoy for Afghanistan underscored the strategic and substantive importance of Central Asian meetings focused on coordinating regional positions toward Afghanistan, stressing the need for a unified approach. Yerkin Tokumov said these gatherings aim to help Central…
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Iran–Afghanistan Rail Corridor Emerges as Key Trade Artery
DID Press: Head of Railway of the Islamic Republic of Iran said rail freight traffic between Iran and Afghanistan risen sharply in recent months, describing the corridor as a strategic axis for expanding bilateral economic cooperation. Jabbarali Zakeri, the railway’s…
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Medicine Shortages Grip Afghanistan After Import Ban on Pakistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s pharmaceutical market has been thrown into turmoil following the Taliban authorities’ decision to halt medicine imports from Pakistan, triggering price hikes, shortages of essential drugs, and growing anxiety among patients. The ban, imposed amid heightened political tensions…
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Iran Offers Guaranteed Purchases of Afghan Agricultural and Livestock Products
DID Press: Iran–Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce said Tehran is ready to offer guaranteed purchases of agricultural and livestock products from Afghanistan, underlining efforts to expand economic cooperation between the two countries. Mahmoud Siyyadat, head of the joint chamber, said…
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Pakistan’s Trade Map Shifts as Business with Afghanistan Slumps, Imports from Kazakhstan Surge
DID Press: Pakistan is seeking to strengthen its trade position with five Central Asian countries, but new data point to sharp volatility and mounting structural challenges in Islamabad’s regional trade strategy. According to a report by Dawn, trade with Afghanistan…
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$5m Wholesale Market to Boost Western Afghanistan’s agricultural Trade
DID Press: Construction begun on Four Seasons International Wholesale market in Herat, west of Afghanistan, with an investment exceeding $5 million and in the presence of local officials, agricultural authorities, traders, and farmers. Local authorities said the market is being…
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Saudi–UAE Rivalry Deepens, Signaling Emerging Cold War in Middle East
DID Press: Relations between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, once regarded as one of the closest strategic partnerships in the Middle East, have entered a new and more complex phase in recent years—defined less by cooperation and increasingly by…
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Saudi Crown Prince Faces New Challenges Amid Oil Slump, Regional Pressures
DID Press: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman confronts mounting domestic and regional challenges as the kingdom grapples with falling oil prices and political pressures. According to a report of Wall Street Journal by Karin Elliott House, oil prices…
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