The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs has urged industrialists and traders to seek alternative trade routes instead of relying on Pakistan, warning that if they fail to do so, the Afghanistan will not address any resulting problems. During a meeting with industrialists and traders in Kabul, Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said: More
The closure of the Torkham crossing has caused trade losses exceeding 45 million US dollars to Afghanistan and Pakistan, while losses in exports and imports are estimated at 16.5 billion Pakistani rupees, a media report said on Tuesday. Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported that the losses occurred over the past month as a result of the More
The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has announced the arrival of more than 20 wagons of diesel fuel — totaling 1,120 tons — through the Khwaf–Herat railway line in western Herat province. Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, the ministry’s spokesperson, wrote on X that, for the first time, 20 wagons of Type-02 diesel fuel, belonging to a More
Saudi Delta International Company has evinced a keen interest in investing in Afghanistan’s oil and gas sectors, as well as in the extension of TAPI pipeline project, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) announced on Thursday. Minister of Mines and Petroleum Mullah Hidayatullah Badri met with Ali Saeed Al-Khayar, CEO of Saudi Delta International More
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
