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Afghanistan: Female restaurateur expands business despite challenges

Bakhtawar Mahdaw has opened a second restaurant, managing both remotely, amid Tlaiban’s ongoing restrictions against women

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Handicrafts and book exhibition opens in Kabul

Women who took part welcomed the event and said it gave them the opportunity to exhibit and market their products

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Import of Eid al-Adha animals from Afghanistan ‘unlikely’: Pakistan

An official told local media that the Taliban’s supreme leader had issued an order to suspend sheep being exported to.

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Kabul’s antique dealers fall victim to the economic crisis

One shop owner said business hasn’t been this slow in almost 50 years and because of high rents and taxes.

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Production starts at key pharmaceutical factory in Kandahar

A new factory in Afghanistan will produce millions of tablets and capsules per day in keeping with global pharmaceutical standards

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Afghanistan: Sales of handwoven carpets from Herat nosedive

The influx of foreign-made carpets is blamed for the stagnant market in Herat, which is a key carpet-weaving hub in.

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Pakistan outlines process for barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia

Pakistan is desperately trying to manage a balance of payments crisis and bring inflation under control is its foreign exchange.

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World Bank monthly report shows slight improvement in some areas of Afghanistan’s economy

The report shows a slight decline in inflation, but stated companies continue to report difficulty withdrawing cash from banks

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Afghanistan: Almond harvests increase in Zabul, say farmers

Traders say the price has also increased and that buyers are coming in from Kandahar and Quetta to purchase the.

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Afghanistan: Import of low-quality goods irks Herat investors

Manufacturers say identical products to theirs are imported and sold off cheaply at local markets, which is impacting their businesses

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