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Iran Air to resume flights to Kabul on Friday
Iran Air will resume its flights to Kabul on Friday, 23 October, the airline’s chief executive, Taher Abdolhay, has said.
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Afghan energy minister visits Saudi exhibition
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s Minister of Water and Energy, Mullah Mohammad Yunus Akhundzada, has visited an international energy exhibition in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia,
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Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, India sign nearly $400m trade deals
Trade and investment agreements worth nearly $400 million have been signed between the private sectors of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and India, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI)...
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Diesel, petrol prices fall in Kabul
Diesel and petrol prices declined, while the price of Russian gold rose in Kabul during the outgoing week, market sources said on Saturday.
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Khost pine nut traders seek export, processing facilities
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The pine nut harvest has increased in the southeastern provinces of Khost, Paktia and Paktika this year, but restrictions on exports to
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Herat governor, Iranian delegation pledges to expand trade, transit ties
HERAT CITY(Pajhwok): The governors of western Herat, Farah, and Nimroz provinces have met with an Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Mohsen Zanganeh, a member of
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Herat women overcome family restrictions to earn a living in markets
Despite family opposition, economic hardships and some traditional beliefs, a number of women in Herat are working as vendors and producers in the market. They say their presence...
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Azizi, Aliabadi discuss 2,000MW electricity exports to Afghanistan
Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi and Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi have discussed the export of around 2,000 megawatts of electricity to Afghanistan, economic cooperation and...
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IEA wants to turn borders into points of economic connectivity: Baradar
KABUL (Pajhwok): Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is working to complete unfinished economic
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ASQA returns 122 tonnes of substandard iron products from Farah port
The Afghanistan Standard and Quality Authority (ASQA) says three consignments containing around 122 tonnes of angle iron, girder iron and tile strips that failed to meet domestic standards...
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$18m allocated to Afghanistan from the UN Emergency Fund: OCHA
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced that $18 million has been allocated to Afghanistan from the
