The Afghanistan National Standards and Quality Authority says a 24-ton shipment of low-quality isogam imported from Iran has been returned via the Nimroz border crossing. The authority said in a statement on Thursday that its technical staff at Nimroz port identified the shipment—containing 24 tons of construction isogam—that did not meet national quality standards, and More
At least 500 kilograms of fish smuggled from Pakistan were seized at the Torkham crossing in eastern Nangarhar province, the Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Department said on Tuesday. According to a department statement, the Torkham Animal Quarantine staff detected and captured the illegally imported fish. The seized fish was subsequently buried in the presence of More
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced that, based on the directive of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, medicines imported from Pakistan will no longer be processed through customs after the next three months — effectively halting their import. In a statement released on Thursday, the ministry said the decision More
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
