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Russia: The Trans-Afghan Railway project remains a strategic priority.
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister has announced that Moscow remains committed to advancing the Trans-Afghan Railway project, with feasibility studies and assessments particularly conc…
Only 33% of the population in Afghanistan has access to electricity.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has stated in its latest report that only 33% of the population in Afghanistan has access to electricity, while in rural areas this…
There are currently 38 operational iron-smelting plants across Afghanistan.
Officials from the Steel Industry Association state that steel production in Afghanistan has experienced remarkable growth in recent years and now possesses not only the capacity t…
The Taliban have signed a 15-year contract for the salt mine in Herat with a domestic company.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has announced that it has signed a contract for the extraction of the second block of the salt mine located in the “Namaksar” area of…
Declining demand and lack of support: Afghanistan’s Karakul industry faces a crisis.
The Karakul hat market in Kunduz Province one of Afghanistan’s longstanding symbols of culture and trade is currently facing an unprecedented downturn. Artisans and traders in this…
Pakistan: The closure of transit routes through Afghanistan has caused $1.1 billion in losses to our trade.
According to Pakistani officials, the closure of key border routes along the Durand Line with Afghanistan, along with disruptions to regional trade corridors, has caused losses exc…
Afghanistan’s Trade with Central Asian countries has expanded.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce says that following the closure of trade routes with Pakistan, Afghanistan’s commerce with Central Asian countries has expanded thro…
The Taliban have constructed and commissioned six pedestrian Overpasses in Kabul.
The Kabul Municipality, under the Taliban administration, has announced that it has constructed and commissioned six pedestrian overpasses in various parts of the city to improve u…
Reconstruction work continues across all three routes of the Salang Highway with a steady and organized pace.
The Taliban Ministry of Public Works says that the minister of the ministry, Mullah Mohammad Isa Sani, has visited various sections of the Salang Highway. He instructed the respons…
More than 1,000 hectares of modern commercial orchards have been established in Herat.
The media office of the Taliban governor in Herat has announced that more than 1,000 hectares of modern commercial orchards have been established in the province.According to the o…