KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s trade with India totaled $890 million in the past solar year, according to the Taliban-run Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Abdul Salam Jawad, a Taliban spokesman for the ministry, said in a video message posted on X that Afghanistan exported $627 million worth of goods to India while importing $263 million in products from the country.
Jawad said Afghanistan’s main exports to India included dried figs, asafoetida and its seeds, saffron, raisins, cumin and almonds. Imports from India primarily consisted of sugar, raw industrial materials, automobile parts, cotton products and machinery.
The figures contrast with earlier reports by Indian media citing government officials who said the trade volume stood at about $500 million annually.
However, trade between the two countries has been severely disrupted following the recent closure of the Attari-Wagah border crossing after a deadly militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir.
According to Indian officials quoted in local media, the border closure — which halted the main land route for Afghan goods into India — has caused major disruptions in commercial flows. Prices of dried fruits in Indian markets have surged by as much as 25 percent following the halt.
