KABUL (PAN): Gas price came down and gold and fuel went up, while the rates of essential daily-use items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, dealers said on Thursday. One litre of diesel cost 66 afghanis ($1.33) and…
KABUL. At a meeting, chaired by Karzai, the Cabinet discussed a request from the Pakistani embassy for power exports from Uzbekistan through the landlocked country. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the government had granted the Pakistani request for…
ISLAMABAD (PAN would boost regional economy and improve living standards of the two nations. Pakistan Minister for Finance Dr Abdul Hafiz Shaikh told the inaugural session of the 8th Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission in Islamabad that the panel provided a…
JALALABAD (PAN): A number of traders in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday warned of launching a protest movement if the government did not take action against the gunmen extorting them for money. They condemned Sunday's gun attack on the factories…
GHAZNI CITY (PAN's handicrafts were showcased at exhibition in southeastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, an official said. Handicrafts of 30 females, who received a year-long vocational training, were displayed at the Women's Affairs Department in Ghazni City. Women's Affairs Director…
KABUL): Ten liquefied gas shops in Kabul were sealed after they were found overcharging consumers on Monday, a day after the Ministry of Commerce warned against charging more than 65 afghanis per kilogram, an official said. The shops were sealed…
HERAT CITY (PAN): Although the strength of the police force in western Herat province was inadequate, the overall security situation had improved there, setting a paradigm for the rest of the country, Governor Daud Shah Saba said on Sunday. One…
KABUL): The Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Sunday warned of arresting and shutting down the shops of dealers selling gas for more than 65 afghanis ($1.31) per kilogram in Kabul, which needs 500 tonnes daily. A team including intelligence…
KABUL is yet to resolve the issue of stranded Afghan traders' vehicles in the neighbouring country, an official said on Tuesday. On November 27, Islamabad closed a key supply line for Afghanistan forces in Mohmand tribal region. Additionally, Pakistan had…
KABUL on Afghan trucks in the neighbouring country. About 700 trucks of Afghan traders have been stranded over the past month on the Pakistani side of the border. Pakistani authorities suspect the vehicles may be transferring goods for the NATO).…
KABUL): President Hamid Karzai has asked Afghan traders to avoid importing low-quality fuel and gas that cause pollution in the country. During a biweekly address to the nation on Friday night, Karzai said air pollution created respiratory problems and other…
KABUL): Prices of essential commodities, including food items, fuel and gold, remained unchanged in Kabul during the outgoing week, retailers said on Thursday. A 50-kilogram bag of Brazilian sugar was priced at 2,160 afghanis ($43.6), the same amount of Pakistani…
PUL-I-ALAM (PAN): Three years of efforts at developing the Ainak copper mine in central Logar province have failed due to outside interference, a senior official alleged on Monday. The mine, located 30 kilometres southeast of Kabul's largest reserves. Discovered in…
WASHINGTON (PAN for supply of cargo for its troops. Amid a standoff between Washington and Islamabad over supplies through the country, the Senate committee report said that only 29 percent of the total Afghan cargo supply now goes through Pakistan, which about an…
KABUL-bound trade goods carrying vehicles by Iranian authorities has temporarily been resolved, an official said on Monday. The relaxation resulted in calling off protests by Afghan drivers at a dry port in southwestern Nimroz province, second deputy head of Afghan…
KABUL): The biggest-ever shopping centre, a $22 million (1,078 million afghanis) project, was opened in the Afghan capital Kabul, an official said on Monday. Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) head, members of parliament and traders participated at the inaugural ceremony…
KABUL): A three-day exhibition showcasing home-made products under the name of "Nab-i-Mahali" was inaugurated in Kabul on Sunday, with the aim to find proper market for the products. Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the exhibition…
KABUL Bank, central bank, on Sunday asked private banks not to open new accounts for customers under Islamic banking until a draft law in this regard was approved. Of 17 banks, including three state-run, nine banks, including two state-run, are…
KABUL would import 50,000 tonnes of fuel from neighbouring Turkmenistan in the near future, the minister of commerce and industries said on Tuesday. A delegation would be sent on December 28 to Turkmenistan, which had agreed to sign an agreement…
HERAT CITY (PAN): Saffron yield in western Herat province reached 1,792 kilograms this year, registering a 300-kg increase, compared to last year, a leader of growers said on Monday. The Saffron Growers Council head said the increase in harvest happened…
KABUL): The Ministry of Commerce and Industries on Monday said it had purchased 10,000 tonnes of liquefied gas which would be available in Kabul utility stores for 55 afghanis a kilogram and 60afs in private stores. Before Eidul Adha, one…
KABUL): Despite government promises of cutting the gas price to 55 afghanis ($1.13) per kilogram, the rate in Kabul has shot up to 130afs, dealers said on Wednesday. Residents complained that in addition to the hike, there was a shortage…
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (PAN and another 500 tonnes to northern provinces from the Hairatan Port in northern Balkh province, an official said on Tuesday. The supply would help overcome the gas shortage and reduce the commodity price, the spokesman for the Balkh…
KABUL): The liquefied petroleum gas shortage and price hike in Kabul was tied to hoarding by Afghan traders at the Hairatan port in Mazar-i-Sharif, an official said on Sunday. They would take effective step to deal with the problem, a…
