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Steel factories hit by electricity shortage in Kandahar

Factories in Kandahar’s Industrial Park are supplied with only about 8 hours of electricity a day, which has forced many.

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Dubai’s ruler stops off at expo stand of Afghan products

Sheikh Mohammed was seen at the stand belonging to Mira, a UAE initiative that represents independent farmers across Afghanistan

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Kandahar exports its first batch of asafetida juice

Farmers and chamber officials say that the low-maintenance and water-wise Hing plant could be a good alternative to poppy cultivations

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Uzbekistan reopens railway line to Mazar-e-Sharif after 10-day suspension

An Afghanistan Railway Authority official says the line is back to ‘normal’ and traders can resume operations through Hairatan port

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Afghani slightly falls against dollar

Two weeks ago, $100 was exchanged for 8,880 Afs, but now it is exchanged for 9,000 Afs, according to money.

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Expo opens in Nangarhar to promote domestic products

Exhibitors from around the country displayed their goods which ranged from machinery to fruit and vegetables as well as processed.

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Lack of services in Nangarhar industrial park crippling investors 

Bad roads, broken water systems and serious power outages in Sheikh Misri park causing major financial losses to local business.

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Trade through Nimroz border crossing drops by 70%: Investors

Traders face high tariffs and problems with Iranian border authorities at Nimroz crossing, while Farah and Herat ‘have different set.

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Afghanistan’s jewelry markets take hard knock amid ongoing economic crisis

Jewelers in Ghazni say their customers are mostly selling their jewelry in order to survive opposed to buying gold and.

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Afghanistan: Women’s handicrafts market falls in Ghor

Soraya, who runs a handicrafts workshop in Ghor, stated that handicrafts had a flourishing market before the collapse of Afghanistan.

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