Nearly three months after the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced a ban on the use, purchase and sale of “Cacao King”, a cocoa-based weight-gain product, it is still being sold in some shops in the capital Kabul.
Over 600,000 tonnes of licorice --- sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance --- have been exported to foreign countries from Balkh province showing a 50 percent increase compared to the past year, an official said on Tuesday.
As part of the government’s efforts to develop industry and commerce, about 10,000 acres of land will be allocated for factories in eastern Nangarhar province, say officials.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) says Denmark has contributed 2.8 million US dollars to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF).
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has hailed a contribution of 16.5 million euros (US$17.4 million) from the European Union (EU).
A member of the Iranian Parliament's Industries and Mines Commission Amir Toukali Roudi has announced plans to create a joint mining special economic zone between Iran and Afghanistan.
he US dollar rose against the afghani and the prices of Arabian gold, fuel, flour, sugar, and cooking oil increased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.
A high level delegation headed by Transit Affairs Director of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) Mohammadullah Bakhtyar left Kabul for Iran on Friday.
The volume of trade between Iran and Afghanistan reached $3.19 billion last year showing an increase of 84 percent compared to the previous year, an official has said.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials have urged investors to transfer their industries and capital to Afghanistan and contribute to their country’s reconstruction.
