Trade
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World Bank: Taliban Allocates Half of Government Budget to Security Sector
DID Press: World Bank has reported that Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government allocated nearly half of its 2025 budget to the security sector, highlighting the group’s heavy prioritization of military spending over economic and social needs. The World Bank’s recent data…
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Dual Impact of the Kabul–Islamabad Trade Halt: Who Really Wins?
DID Press: Taliban’s efforts to diversify Afghanistan’s trade routes and reduce dependence on Pakistan may prove beneficial in the long run, but fully replacing the Pakistan corridor in the short term is unrealistic and carries significant economic costs for both…
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Afghanistan Exports Rise 13% Despite Pakistan Border Closure
DID Press: Despite Pakistan’s continued closure of key border crossings, Afghanistan’s exports grew by 13 percent in October, as Afghan traders opened new routes to India and Iran. Rising demand from neighboring countries and the strategic management of alternative corridors…
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Araghchi: Iran–Afghanistan Trade Surpasses Iran’s Total Trade with EU
DID Press: Iran’s Foreign Minister announced a significant increase in trade volume between Iran and Afghanistan, saying that Iran’s current trade with Afghanistan now exceeds the country’s total trade with all European nations. Araghchi emphasized that Iran must place special…
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Central Asia Replaces Pakistan as Afghanistan’s Main Wheat Source
DID Press: In a strategic policy shift, Taliban government has secured its national wheat supply from Central Asian countries instead of Pakistan — a move that reduces long-standing trade dependence and places the country’s food security on a more stable…
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Pakistan Tightens Customs Controls on Afghan Goods
DID Press: Pakistan issued a formal directive to intensify inspections of Afghan goods entering the country through unofficial routes, marking a new phase of trade restrictions that coincides with escalating border tensions and the continued closure of major crossings. The…
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India Ready to Invest in Afghanistan’s Pharma Industry
DID Press: Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce says India expressed willingness to establish pharmaceutical factories in the country. Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban minister, met members of India’s Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council during his five-day visit to the country.According to…
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Kabul Offers Tax Breaks, Restarts Air Corridor to Lure Indian Investment
DID Press: Taliban government announced new incentives—including a five-year tax exemption for new industries and a 1% import tariff on raw materials and machinery—to attract investment and boost domestic production. Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, outlined…
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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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