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Ongoing insecurity hampers businesses in Balkh

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MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): The ongoing insecurity has affected business activities in northern Balkh province and along the northern highway, sources said on Sunday.

Members of the Provincial Council also acknowledged that some people are trying to take their capital out of Afghanistan.

During the past one month, the Taliban captured districts along the northern highway one after another and currently, according to officials, the Taliban control 90 percent of the highway.

In addition, fighting has reached close to the Hairatan Port, sparking huge security concerns on the highway.

Balkh Chamber of Commerce and Investment Executive Director Naseer Ahmad Qasami . . .

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