Raisin processing factory inaugurated in Kabul
The $8 million factory, known as the Afghan Samoon Raisin Processing Factory, sits on 128 jeribs of land.
Economy
Economy
Afghanistan: Thousands crowd registration sites for Qatar work visas, sources say
The Taliban-run Labor Ministry has announced 20 zones for the registration process.
Business
Taliban say Afghanistan ran $10 billion trade deficit last year
Ismatullah Hakimi, the Taliban’s deputy head of the agency, said most imports came from Iran, Pakistan and China.
Economy
Taliban utility says just 40 percent of population has electricity
“Currently, Kabul and several provinces receive power from Tajikistan,” Omar said.
Economy
Taliban say state firms generated $121 million in revenue
The directorate reported that more than 5.3 million cubic meters of potable water had been distributed nationwide.
Economy
Taliban say $192 million spent on agriculture projects in past year
The ministry also claimed it had provided 1.4 billion Afghanis (roughly $16 million) in investment opportunities to 235 investors.
Economy
Taliban say 4.4 million tons of goods moved via railways in past year
Taliban said the pulic works ministry’s strategic priorities include expanding rail transport capacity and enhancing trade facilitation with regional partners.
Economy
Taliban report over 96,000 overflights through Afghanistan’s airspace in past year
he ministry also reported facilitating the relocation of more than 540,000 Afghan returnees to their home provinces over the past.
Economy
Afghanistan: Women in Ghor struggle to keep weaving traditions alive amid aid cuts
In the remote highlands of central Afghanistan, where generations of women once wove intricate carpets and fine embroidery, the hum.
Economy
Investors demand solutions to power cuts, customs delays and market access
The meeting happened between at least 150 industrialists and traders with Taliban officials in Kabul.