Trade
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Afghanistan
Taliban Announces Plans to Quadruple Afghanistan’s Railway Network
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works, led by the Taliban, says more than 1,500 km of new railway lines will be built across the country to expand the rail network and increase Afghanistan’s capacity for regional trade and transit.…
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Afghanistan
IRGC Official: Iran and Afghanistan Stand Together
DID Press: Brigadier General Iraj Masjedi, deputy coordinator of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, has emphasized the close ties between Iran and Afghanistan and called for expanded bilateral cooperation in economic and cultural fields. Masjedi said Iran and…
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Afghanistan
Russia Proposes Special Economic Zone at Afghanistan’s Hairatan Port
DID Press: Russia has proposed establishing a special economic zone at Afghanistan’s Hairatan port to support agricultural processing, trade and broader economic activity. Dmitry Zhirnov raised the proposal during a meeting with the head of the Taliban-run General Directorate of…
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Economy
Pakistan Seeks $10 Billion US Facility Amid Economic Pressures
DID Press: Pakistan has asked United States for a $10 billion financial facility as Islamabad seeks to capitalize on improving relations with Washington. Pakistani officials expect to receive a response within the coming months. According to Bloomberg, Khurram Shehzad, an…
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Afghanistan
New $10 Million Scanners Being Installed at Afghanistan-Iran Border
DID Press: Work is continuing on a nearly $10 million project to install new scanners at the Islam Qala border crossing in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, local officials said. According to Taliban officials, the project aims to strengthen the technical…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Iran Rail Trade Surges Ninefold
DID Press: Rail freight between Afghanistan and Iran has increased sharply, according to the Iranian Embassy in Kabul. According to Iranian Railways, the volume of goods transported to Afghanistan has risen from less than 15,000 tonnes annually to around 130,000…
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Afghanistan
Turkmenistan Sells $1.44M of Low-Sulfur Diesel to Afghanistan, UAE
DID Press: Turkmenistan has signed two contracts worth a combined $1.44 million to sell low-sulfur diesel to buyers from Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, according to Turkmen media. The contracts were recently concluded at the foreign market of Turkmenistan’s…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Delegation Visits Major Industrial Facilities in Belarus
DID Press: A Taliban delegation led by Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Minister Attaullah Omari has visited several major state-owned and private companies and industrial facilities in Belarus as part of efforts to expand economic cooperation between Kabul and Minsk. The…
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Afghanistan
Kabul and Minsk Agree to Expand Economic and Trade Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan and Belarus have agreed to expand economic and trade cooperation during the second meeting of their Joint Economic and Trade Commission in Minsk. The meeting was co-chaired by Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Agriculture Minister, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, and Belarusian…
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Afghanistan
Russian Investors Visit Afghanistan to Explore Business Opportunities
DID Press: A group of Russian businessmen and investors has traveled to Kabul to explore trade and investment opportunities in Afghanistan, meeting with Sayed Karim Hashemi, head of Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment. During the meeting, the two sides…
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