Trade
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US Imposes New Tariffs on More Than 80 Countries
DID Press: United States has implemented a new round of import tariffs targeting goods from more than 80 countries, a move expected to intensify global trade tensions and increase the cost of international commerce. According to international media reports, the…
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Brent Oil Nears $100 as Middle East Tensions Rattle Energy Markets
DID Press: Brent crude prices have moved closer to $100 per barrel as escalating geopolitical tensions in West Asia and growing disruptions to key maritime shipping routes fuel concerns over global energy supplies and inflationary pressures. Rising security risks in…
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Afghanistan, Iran Push to Expand Trade and Visa Cooperation
DID Press: Taliban officials and Iran’s Consulate General in Herat have discussed expanding bilateral trade, improving border logistics, accelerating railway cooperation, and facilitating visa issuance for Afghan citizens. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Herat provincial administration,…
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TAPI Pipeline Reaches Major Construction Milestone in Afghanistan
DID Press: Construction of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline has reached a new milestone in western Afghanistan, with more than two-thirds of the route in Herat Province now fitted with pipeline infrastructure, according to Taliban authorities. The Taliban’s Ministry of…
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Saudi Arabia Confirms Red Sea Tanker Attack
DID Press: Saudi Arabia has confirmed that one of its oil tankers came under attack in the Red Sea, after Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthis) claimed responsibility for strikes targeting two Saudi vessels amid escalating regional tensions. In a statement issued early…
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Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Advance Trans-Afghan Railway Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Ministry of Public Works and Uzbekistan Railways have agreed to expand railway cooperation, with talks focusing on the Trans-Afghan Railway and other strategic rail projects aimed at strengthening regional trade and connectivity. According to the ministry,…
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OPEC Sees Global Oil Demand Rising Through 2050
DID Press: Global oil demand is expected to continue increasing through 2050, despite the expansion of renewable energy, according to OPEC’s 2025 World Oil Outlook, which projects a markedly different trajectory from forecasts by the International Energy Agency (IEA). OPEC…
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Taliban-Led Afghan Trade Delegation Begins Uzbekistan Visit
DID Press: A high-level delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Chamber of Commerce and Investment, headed by its chairman and accompanied by more than 100 Afghan traders and investors, has departed for a three-day visit to Uzbekistan aimed at expanding bilateral trade…
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Herat Factory Produces 15 Tons of Qurut Daily for EU, US Markets
DID Press: A food production company in Afghanistan’s western Herat Province is producing 15 tons of qurut-based kashk every day and exporting its products to European countries and the United States, creating direct employment for around 200 people. Khuban Production…
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Construction Accelerates on 51-km Qosh Tepa–Darzab Road in Northern Afghanistan
DID Press: Taliban officials say construction of the 51-km Qosh Tepa–Darzab road in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan Province is progressing rapidly, with work underway simultaneously across three sections of the project. Valued at more than AFN 1.5 billion, the road is…
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