Afghanistan reaches self-sufficiency in producing 130 items

KABU L (Pajhwok): The office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs says as many as 6,000 industrial factories are officially operating across the country, helping Afghanistan achieve full or partial self-sufficiency in production of 130 different items.

In a post on X handle, the Economic Office noted these factories produce 570 different types of goods, including flour, oil, salt, medicine, iron, cement, steel, chemical products and other goods.

It said around 135,000 citizens are directly employed in these factories.

According to the office, industrialists across the country have been provided with facilities such as land and access to necessary raw materials.

Additionally, necessary measures have been taken to curb the smuggling of factory inputs, import tariffs on raw materials and machinery have been reduced or waived and higher tariffs imposed on items that are produced domestically.

To further strengthen the national industry, exhibitions have been organised both domestically and internationally, the deputy prime minister office concluded.

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