News From Afghanistan

According to the reports of Helmand Agriculture Department, this province has produced nearly 36 tonnes of honey this year. Rafiullah Qalam, Planning and Coordination Director of Helmand Agriculture Department said that the province has produced 35.7 tonnes of honey this Read More…

The first fish production and breeding farm with a total value of two hundred thousand Afghanis was established in Dara Dokani district of Bamyan province. Zabihullah Zahadat, a government employee and owner of the farm, said he was always interested Read More…

Beekeeping in Farah province is developing and the interest of the inhabitants of this province to invest in this sector is also increasing. The warm climate, vast agricultural lands and vast orchards have created favorable conditions for the development of Read More…

Figures from general directorate of statistics and information of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) show that 1,298 metric tons of Mustard oil was extracted from total fields of Mustard oil last year. According to these statistics, last Read More…

The Directorate of Family Economics of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) is supposed to build 13,490 home gardens in 19 provinces in 1400 year through MAIL’s Emergency and Food Preparation Project (EAST) and support to National Priority Read More…

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…