Trade
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Afghan Business Delegation Attends Tehran Construction Industry Expo
DID Press: Kamaluddin Tawhid, head of the Afghanistan-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce, has arrived in Tehran at the head of a 30-member delegation of Afghan businesspeople and private-sector representatives to attend the International Construction Industry Exhibition. The visit aims to…
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Iran Says No Obstacle to Issuing Visas to Afghans
DID Press: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said there are no obstacles to issuing visas to Afghan applicants and that Iran’s Foreign Ministry is ready to cooperate in this regard. Speaking at a meeting with officials from Razavi Khorasan…
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India Seeks to Expand Historic Ties With Afghanistan
DID Press: India’s Ministry of External Affairs has said New Delhi is working to expand its historic and longstanding relations with Afghanistan across various areas. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said at a press briefing that…
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Taliban: Afghanistan-Iran Economic Cooperation Can Drive Regional Growth
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, has called for expanded economic and trade cooperation between Afghanistan and Iran, saying stronger ties would benefit not only the two countries but the wider region. Azizi said economic…
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Afghanistan, Iran Agree to Expand Agricultural Cooperation
DID Press: The agriculture ministers of the Taliban and Iran held talks in Kabul on expanding bilateral cooperation in agriculture, livestock and irrigation. The meeting focused on cooperation in agricultural machinery, improved seeds, plant and animal health, irrigation and technology…
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Brent Crude Rises Above $90 as Hormuz Disruptions Deepen Supply Concerns
DID Press: Brent crude oil prices briefly climbed above $90 a barrel on Tuesday, as fading hopes for a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations and continued disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz intensified concerns over global energy supplies. Reuters…
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Taliban Expand Diplomatic Ties as Civil Rights Crackdown Remains a Major Barrier
DID Press: Nearly five years after returning to power, the Taliban have expanded working and diplomatic relations with a growing number of countries in the region and Europe. However, Russia remains the only country to have formally recognized the Taliban…
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US Users Mock Trump Over Strait of Hormuz Claims: “Just Open Your Eyes”
DID Press: US social media users have mocked President Donald Trump’s remarks about the status of the Strait of Hormuz, contrasting his claim that the strategic waterway remains open with what they describe as the realities facing commercial shipping. One…
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Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Agree to Accelerate TAPI, TAP and Railway Projects
DID Press: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to accelerate the implementation of major energy, transit and connectivity projects, including the TAPI gas pipeline, TAP power transmission project, fiber-optic network and the Herat–Torghundi railway, following talks between senior officials in Torghundi,…
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Iranian Firms to Showcase Products at Kabul Agriculture Expo
DID Press: A total of 52 Iranian companies are expected to participate in the Afghanistan International Agriculture Expo in Kabul, an event aimed at expanding trade and agricultural cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan. Taliban Agriculture Minister Ataullah Omari discussed the…
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