For the first time, handcrafted decorative glassware from western Herat province has been exported to Europe and the United States. Industry officials say that 500 pieces of traditional mosaic-style glass ornaments — designed and painted with miniature artwork — were shipped to international markets. Ghulam Sakhi, one of Herat’s most experienced masters of traditional decorative More
Representatives of Pakistan’s industrial sector have warned that the closure of the Torkham and Chaman crossings is causing severe commercial losses and putting pharmaceutical exports worth nearly 200 million US dollars at risk. About two months ago, Pakistan unilaterally closed transit routes with Afghanistan along the Durand Line. Subsequently, on 12 November, the Islamic Emirate More
Following the Afghanistan’s decision to halt the import of medicines from Pakistan, the Chamber of Industries and Mines says more than 10 pharmaceutical factories in western Herat province now produce over 1,000 types of medicines, helping meet part of the country’s needs. On November 22, the Ministry of Finance announced that based on directives from More
Afghan and Indian officials have stressed the need to expand economic and industrial cooperation and New Delhi invited Afghanistan to participate in 2026 Bharat Tex Expo. Director of Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) along with Alhaj Arif, head of industrial parks, met with officials from India’s Ministry of Textiles, the Ministry More
Air cargo services between India and Afghanistan will be launched soon, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Friday. The announcement came during a visit to New Delhi by Afghanistan’s Trade Minister Nooruddin Azizi, who has urged India to boost trade and open cargo hubs as Kabul seeks access to grains, medicines and industrial goods More
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
