News From Afghanistan

Afghanistan is close to reaching self-sufficiency in chicken meat production, with an annual chicken meat production of over 260,000 tons. According to figures from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, 9,247 small and big chicken farms are currently operating Read More…

According to the Statistics and Information Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), 2,529 metric tons of peppers were produced in the country last year, of which 184 tons were bell peppers. According to the ministry, Laghman Read More…

Statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture show that in the last year, 299 metric tons of strawberries were produced across the country. The ministry said Herat, with 31 hectares of cultivated land, produced 155 metric tons of berries alone. After Read More…

Five members of Afghanistan’s all-girl robotic team become member of Forbes Under 30 Asia 2021, Forbes Magazine reported today, Tuesday, April 21. The five teenage girls, aged between 15 and 19, are Sumaya Farooqi, Ayda Haidarpour, Elham Mansour, Florance Poya, and Diana Read More…

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan signed the security plan for the TAPI gas pipeline in Kabul on April 15, 2021. The plan will protect this major transnational energy project and will foster regional stability by linking Turkmenistan through Afghanistan to the energy Read More…

Envoys from seven countries in the region, who attended the event, emphasized the need to boost cultural ties. A two-day event was launched in the western city of Herat on Wednesday on the 580th birth anniversary of prominent philosopher, poet Read More…

Afghanistan’s saffron export to India has reached USD 19.08 million, indicating an 80% increase during the past five years. In 2019, Afghanistan exported USD 17.38mn worth of saffron to India. In an effort to further promote Afghan saffron trade in Read More…

A ten-day food and craft festival was organized by the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Hyderabad to promote culture, trade and mutual relationship between New Delhi and Kabul. “We aim to strengthen cultural and trade ties between India and Afghanistan. Read More…

Hussain Bakhsh Safari, an Afghan mixed martial arts fighter beat his Russian rival in the Eagle Fighting Championship EFC contest on Tuesday night in Moscow. Safari took on his Russian rival, Oktyabrin Yakovlev on Tuesday evening in a bout that Read More…

Kamal Khan Dam has a 52 million cubic meters capacity and will irrigate 174,000 hectares of land. President Ghani on Wednesday visited western Nimroz province where he officially inaugurated the Kamal Khan Dam. First and second vice presidents Amrullah Saleh Read More…

Afghanistan sends off 50 tonnes of dried fruits worth more than $500,000 from Kabul to Canada through land for the first time. With an estimated delivery of 40 days, the shipment will first reach Turkey from Uzbekistan and then depart Read More…

The Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the opening of the first rice processing and packaging factory in Laghman province. The factory has the capacity to process and package 75 tonnes of rice in 24 hours. According to the Read More…

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that the level of domestic production has increased in the country this solar year, despite the restrictions caused by COVID-19. Afghanistan is now able to produce 56 out of 100 essential consumer Read More…

Herat exported 9,857 tonnes of green cumin and 94 tonnes of black cumin to various countries this year, according to Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment. Compared to last year’s 2,540 tonnes of green cumin and 20 tonnes of black Read More…