Trade
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Nangarhar Gemstone Traders to Travel to Iran for Specialized Training
DID Press: A number of traders and professionals working in the precious and semi-precious gemstone sector in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province are set to travel to Iran for specialized training and professional skills development as part of economic cooperation between the…
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Afghanistan’s Gemstones: The Glittering Treasures of the Hindu Kush
DID Press: Afghanistan sits atop one of the world’s most geologically diverse regions, with complex metamorphic formations and extensive pegmatite deposits. The collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which helped shape the towering Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain…
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Wakhan Corridor: A New Afghanistan–China Link With Wider Regional Transit Implications
DID Press: The opening of a road through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor has created a new land connection toward China, potentially reshaping regional trade and transit routes. However, the road’s economic value will depend on whether Beijing opens the border to…
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Chabahar Port Emerges as a Key Trade Alternative for Afghan Businesses
DID Press: Afghanistan’s business community is increasingly looking to Iran’s Chabahar Port as an alternative to Pakistan’s Karachi Port, following repeated border closures, the detention of commercial containers and mounting transit costs along routes through Pakistan. In recent months, particularly…
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Herat Set to Become a Hub for Economic Cooperation with Kazakhstan
DID Press: Kazakhstan is seeking to expand trade and economic cooperation between its western regions and western Afghanistan through a new initiative called “West2West.” A Kazakh government and business delegation led by Yerkin Tukumov, the country’s special representative of the…
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Afghanistan, Iran Vow to Expand Cross-Border Trade and Transit
DID Press: Taliban-appointed governors of Herat, Farah and Nimroz provinces and an Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Mohsen Zanganeh, a member of Iran’s Parliament, have stressed the need to expand economic and trade cooperation, increase the exchange of goods and…
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IRGC Threaten to Pursue Ships Beyond Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has warned that its pursuit of vessels using unauthorized shipping routes will extend beyond the Strait of Hormuz to other parts of the region. In a statement, the IRGC Navy said…
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Balkh Governor, Turkish Ambassador Discuss Visa Facilitation and Trade Expansion
DID Press: Mohammad Yusuf Wafa, the Taliban-appointed governor of Balkh province, met with Sadin Aylidiz, Türkiye’s ambassador to Afghanistan, to discuss expanding economic and trade cooperation and facilitating visa issuance for local businesspeople and patients. The meeting aimed to strengthen…
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Milak Border Crossing to Operate Around the Clock Within One Month
DID Press: Afghan and Iranian officials held a joint meeting to discuss round-the-clock operations at the Milak border crossing in Nimroz, with Iranian officials promising that the crossing would be ready for 24-hour operations within the next month. At a…
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Russia Considers Participation in Afghanistan’s Railway and Port Projects
DID Press: Russia’s Ministry of Transport has announced that the country is considering the possibility of Russian companies participating in Afghanistan’s transport infrastructure projects, including the development of the country’s railway network and river ports. Dmitry Zverev, Russia’s deputy transport…
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