Business & Economics

Imports of one-day-old chicks have resumed from neighbouring Iran to Afghanistan through the Dogharoon crossing after a one-year halt, a media report said on Wednesday.

A number of Turkish investors have expressed interest in investing in the industrial park in western Herat province.

As many as 350 new small and large manufacturing factories have commenced operations in western Herat province over the past year, an official said on Tuesday.

Officials from the Iranian consulate have stated that Iran has the capacity and expertise to assist in the development of Afghanistan’s oil refineries.

More than 22,000 tonnes of fresh fruit have been exported from western Herat province to various countries over the past nine months.

The prices of flour, cooking oil, petrol, diesel and gold declined, while Pakistani rice and liquefied gas surged in outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The Customs Department has procured eight firefighting vehicles valued at more than $2 million to mitigate the risk of fire incidents at customs facilities nationwide, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on Thursday.

The prices of Pakistani rice, cooking oil and gold surged, while that of Kazakh flour declined in outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

A jirga of Pashtun elders in Chaman has urged Pakistan to reopen the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing to resolve the problems of thousands of stranded passengers and cargo vehicles, a media report said on Wednesday.

More than 684,000 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports during the past one month, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Tuesday.

A Chinese company has shown keen interest in investing in precious stone mines in western Ghor province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Higher Education announced that detergent products manufactured by the Faculty of Science of Herat University have been unveiled for the