Iran’s imports from Afghanistan during the first six months of this year exceeded $26 million, an Iranian official in Kabul said on Wednesday. Hussein Roustaei, Trade Advisor at the Iranian Embassy in Afghanistan, told Pajhwok Afghan News that key imports included barley, cooking oil, plants used in perfume production, wild rue (espand), almonds with shell, More
A number of traders and drivers say the Ghulam Khan crossing in southeastern Khost province has been closed by Pakistan against trade activities over the past ten days, with loaded trucks denied passage. The Ghulam Khan route in Khost and other trade crossings along the Durand Line were shut by Pakistan after Afghan forces launched More
US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting November 1, Reuters reports. Trump also stated that export controls would be applied to all critical US-made software beginning the same date. In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote: “Starting November 1, 2025 More
Pajhwok findings show that compared to the beginning of the current solar year 1404, fuel prices in the global market have decreased by five percent, but in Afghanistan they have jumped 22 percent despite the afghani rising by 4.6 percent against the US dollar. Some analysts say that fuel prices have increased in Afghanistan because More
The Ministry of Finance says that over the past three months, the Directorate of Petroleum Quality and Inspection has returned 424 tankers of substandard petroleum products from various customs points. According to the ministry’s statement, 397 of the rejected tankers contained diesel and 23 contained petrol, all returned from Nimroz port. An additional four petrol More
Local officials in southern Kandahar say that obstacles set up by Pakistan at the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing have left thousands of commercial and other vehicles stranded, causing significant losses and difficulties for traders and travelers. Hafiz Haqmal, Information Officer of Spin Boldak district, said the Pakistani side frequently creates obstacles and excuses that hinder the More
The Trump administration has announced it will revoke the sanctions waiver previously granted to Iran’s Chabahar Port, media reports aid on Friday. The new sanctions on the strategically located port will take effect from September 29, around ten days from now, The Indian Express reported. Although the move is primarily aimed at increasing pressure on More
The Kremlin announced that the leaders of the BRICS member countries held an extraordinary online meeting to discuss the trade policies of US President Donald Trump and the current global economic situation. Sputnik Russia, quoting a Kremlin statement, reported that the meeting was held on Monday at the initiative of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula More
About 15 tonnes of unusable lemons imported from Pakistan were denied entry at Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, a press statement said on Sunday. In a statement, the Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department wrote the lemons were infected with pests and were returned to Pakistan by the quarantine management. Head of Agriculture Maulvi Mohammad More
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says exports of four Afghan agricultural products to Pakistan under a new preferential tariff agreement officially begin today, following recent bilateral negotiations and agreements. According to the Afghan Embassy in Pakistan, a preferential trade agreement was signed last week between the commerce ministries of the two nations. Under More
