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More than 169,000 metric tonnes of goods were transported via Afghanistan’s railways over the past week, the majority of which were imports, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Thursday. On its X account, the ministry stated…
A three-day Afghan products exhibition titled “Made in Afghanistan” is all set to open in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, today (Wednesday), the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said.
As many as 30 shops have been closed in northwestern Nimroz province for overpricing and violating official price lists, an official said on Wednesday.
Gold prices have declined in the capital, Kabul, in recent days, with jewellers attributing the drop to falling global prices, while experts point to an appreciation of the US dollar, increased gold sales and a shift in investment towards oil and gas as key factors.
The United Kingdom Special Representative for Afghanistan, Richard Lindsay, says his country is providing an additional £3 million (AFN 257 million) in aid to Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has announced that 185 new transport companies were established during the past solar year, bringing the total number of active firms in the country to 900. In a statement posted…
Wahida Karimi, a woman entrepreneur in northern Jawzjan province, launched a small tailoring workshop with an investment of $2,000 to help ease some of her family’s financial problems. Today, her business has expanded and created job opportunities for more than 200 other women.
The Department of Commerce and Industry in southern Ghazni says that approximately 13,000 metric tonnes of dried fruit have been exported from the province to foreign markets during the current solar year.
The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned 23 tonnes of substandard angle iron to the exporting country after inspections, reinforcing its commitment to domestic market security and consumer protection.
About 4,126 carats of emeralds have been sold for more than 6,372,517 afghanis in central Panjshir province.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has closed 19 property dealing offices in Kabul last month due to violations and illegal activities.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has purchased eight cranes worth nearly $1.5 million for six customs offices across Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) cabinet has extended the customs duty reduction on right-hand-drive vehicles until the end of the solar year 1405.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan, a media report said on Wednesday.
A government delegation has assessed shops that were burned in Torkham during attacks by the Pakistani military regime, with financial assistance to be provided to affected traders. According to reports, a number of shops and a commercial market…
The transit and movement of commercial goods between Afghanistan and Iran are continuing as normal, despite the ongoing conflict in the neighbouring country, with up to 1,300 cargo trucks crossing through the Islam Qala border in western Herat province each day.
The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned 25.455 tonnes of substandard iron girders to the exporting country after comprehensive inspections, as the materials failed to meet domestic standards.
The prices of Indian sugar, Kazakh flour, cooking oil, petrol, liquefied gas and Russian gold surged, while diesel and Arabian gold declined in the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that a total of 94 wagons of commercial goods recently arrived from Iran at Rozanak station, and the transfer of goods through the Khaf–Herat railway line continues normally. Zabihullah Mujahid, the…
Samira Hasani, a young woman in Kabul who teaches at a private course while running an online business with a capital of 2,000 afghanis, says that the first step in any difficult endeavor is always the hardest, but girls should start with courage and trust in their abilities.
The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) has announced that Afghanistan’s international airports are operating normally, providing regular domestic, international and transit flight services. In a statement posted on its official X account, the ministry affirmed that…
The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) has returned a consignment of low-quality batteries weighing over 25 tonnes via the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi port in western Farah province.
The Ministry of Vice and Virtue and Complaints (MoVVC) has instructed traders and shopkeepers to refrain from hoarding and to sell goods in accordance with the approved price list, warning that violators will face legal action.
Afghanistan’s trade volume with Central Asian countries recorded a significant increase in 2025 compared to the previous year, with imports rising by 43 percent and exports by 77 percent, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) said on Tuesday.
