<p style="text-align: justify;">KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Finance on Thursday reported a 13.5 percent increase in exports and a 24.5 percent rise in transit volume during the first five months of the current solar year, compared to the same period last year.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In a statement, the ministry attributed the growth to enhanced facilities and reforms at customs offices across the country. As a result, both exports and foreign transit through Afghanistan’s customs points saw significant increases in the first five months of 1404, compared to the same timeframe in 1403.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">According to the ministry, 43,115 export shipments were recorded in the first five months of 1403, rising to 48,928 in the same period of 1404 — a 13.5 percent increase.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In terms of foreign transit, 13,198 shipments passed through the country during the first five months of 1404, up from 10,601 in the corresponding period last year — an increase of 24.5 percent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The ministry noted that most exports were sent to Pakistan, India, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Turkey.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Transit shipments primarily passed through Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Iran.</p>
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