Afghanistan
Private sector investment needed to support growth in Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s economy is forecast to moderate to 2.5% growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security and...
Afghanistan’s Economy Projected to Remain at 2.5% Growth in 2019
KABUL: Afghanistan's economy is projected to remain at 2.5 percent growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security...
Uzbekistan cuts electricity tariffs for Afghanistan
KABUL: Uzbekistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan in his meeting with the president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pledged to...
Iran biggest trade partner of Afghanistan in 2017-18
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industries said Iran was Afghanistan’s biggest trade partner in the last solar year (March...
Afghanistan is moving from stabilization to growth
KABUL: An economic transformation is taking place in Afghanistan right now, with a goal to boost private investment to create...
DEA busts multi m dollar Afghanistan heroin smuggling ring
KABUL: Two men have been convicted of charges related to what authorities call a large-scale conspiracy to smuggle heroin from...
Afghanistan to hold legislative elections after years of delays
KABUL: Afghanistan's legislative elections will be held on October 20, officials said Sunday, following three years of delays as the...
Afghanistan sets October date for much-delayed elections
KABUL: Afghanistan aims to hold parliamentary and local district elections in October, more than three years late, a senior election...
Human trafficking on the rise in Afghanistan despite new laws
KABUL: One year after Afghanistan strengthened human trafficking laws to prohibit the use of boys for sexual entertainment, there is...
Camel power turns sesame into precious oil in Afghanistan
KABUL: Old Afghan men looking to soothe their aching joints or enrich their rice dishes stand around a tiny shop...
Afghan power import from Uzbekistan set to rise
KABUL : Uzbekistanis all poised to launch work on a major project that will boost power exports to energy-deficient Afghanistan...
Insurgents Profit from Afghan Pistachio
KABUL: Afghanistan’s highest concentration of pistachio forests, warn that armed gangs and Taleban fighters have taken over the precious natural...
One killed in Afghan Shia mosque attack
KABUL: Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan today, killing at least one person and wounding eight others,...
Afghan chilgoza may shun reliance on Pakistani market
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has said Afghanistan’s chilgoza pine should be relieved from its dependence on Pakistani market and that revenue...
Decline of Afghanistan’s Manufacturing Heart
KABUL: The provincial capital Pul-e Khomri was once home to thriving textile, sugar and cement industries. Local business leaders warn...
Heroin in juice bottles from Afghanistan to Canada
KABUL: Kyrgyz anti-drug police foiled drug trafficking channel from Afghanistan to Canada through the territory of Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek). The perpetrators...
Afghanistan imports medicine worth $625m annually
KABUL: Medicines worth more than $600 million is imported into the country annually despite a surge in domestic production from...
4 militants killed in US drone strike in Afghanistan
KABUL: In a statement, the 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) said that the US military carried out an airstrike on an IS...
Afghan traders sign $20.5m in deals at Dubai food show
KABUL: Afghan traders have inked US$20.5 million in signed and potential deals for high-value agricultural products due to their participation...
Afghan pine-nuts sold in Pakistan as cheap as dirt
KABUL: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between exporters of pine nuts and Azizi Bank on the occasion....
