News From Afghanistan

Both crop yield and international demand are increasing for Afghan saffron. Over 40 shops displayed saffron and saffron-made food at the fifth Saffron Flower Festival, which began on Sunday and ends Tuesday. The festival comes amid a very successful saffron Read More…

With an investment of over $50 million, 20 new factories have been established in Herat’s Industrial Park over the past 8 months. The factories are operating in the areas of food production and reconstruction materials. According to figures from Herat’s Read More…

Afghanistan has exported saffron to US, China, Europe and Arab countries this year, according to officials. As the harvest season nears, farmers in the western province of Herat expect to harvest more than 18 tons of saffron, according to predictions Read More…

The construction work of a 1-kilomger road in Feyzabad, Badakhshan was officially inaugurated by the governor of Badakhshan together with the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, the Director of Roads Operation and Maintenance Department (ROMD) and provincial officials Read More…

Afghanistan has adopted the market economy in the constitution of the country and has experienced a slight recovery in growth since 2015, with growth accelerating to 2.3 percent in 2016 and reaching 2.7 percent in 2017. Afghanistan’s total GDP was Read More…

The artifacts include sculptures of nine Buddha heads, and a torso. Sculptures of nine Buddha heads, and a torso, are being returned to Afghanistan from Britain. Experts believe that nine clay heads and a torso carved from schist shipped to Read More…

Khan has taken 176 wickets in the international matches under the age of 20 and thus got his name in the Guinness World Records. Afghanistan’s cricket leg-spinner Rashid Khan has broken another record, this time in the Guinness World Records. Read More…

Afghanistan has exported 255 tons of fresh fruits to various countries, indicating a 30% increase in fruit exports compared to the same period in 2018. The fruits—including apples, melons, pomegranates, watermelons and grapes—were mainly exported to India, Europe and some Read More…

Afghan investors said there is a need for more facilities for Afghan goods in the country’s main airports. Afghanistan has exported 255 tons of fresh fruit so far this year to India, Europe and some Arab nations, making 30 percent Read More…

Afghanistan’s economic growth rate was around 2% in 2018, resulting in the lowest growth rates among South Asian economies in 2018. According to the World Bank’s recent Afghanistan Development Update, Afghanistan faces challenges of security, political uncertainty, potential declines in Read More…

Afghanistan has exported medical equipment and hygiene products to Somalia for the first time. Hamidullah Khadim, head of Herat Chamber of Commerce and Industries, stated that 25 types of medical equipment made by Asia Pharma had been sent to Somalia. Read More…

Afghan traders concluded contracts and commitments worth $75 million in a two-day agricultural expo held in Mumbai, India. Afghan traders obtained a contract worth $30 million on the first day of the exhibition, and the figure raised to $75 million Read More…

Exporters of Afghanistan’s finest fruits, nuts, spices, honey, and juices left a Mumbai trade event this week with contracts worth more than $123 million from buyers in India, one of the most lucrative trade events for Afghan agriculture exporters in Read More…