Afghan economy

A new pharmaceutical factory with a total investment of $30 million has been established in Herat Industrial Park, with its first phase officially inaugurated on Monday. The first phase of …

Construction of a new cement production plant, with an investment of $143 million, has officially begun in Herat province in western Afghanistan, officials said. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on …

A textile factory in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, which began operations 15 years ago, has launched a new production line for manufacturing “silk thread.” Mohammad Shafiq Salamyar, the factory’s chief …

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce says that more than 6,500 manufacturing factories are currently operating across the country. The announcement was made by Nooruddin Azizi, Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry …

HERAT, Afghanistan — More than 10,000 square meters of handwoven carpets worth $103,000 have been exported from Afghanistan’s western Herat province to Germany between January and July 2026, according to …

HERAT, Afghanistan — Afghanistan has exported its first shipment of lamb to Iran through the western province of Herat, marking a new step in the country’s livestock trade. Under an …

KABUL — Construction of the Qadis Dam in Qadis district of Badghis province has reached 57 percent completion, Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs said, as the country …

Officials from the Department of Mines and Petroleum in Ghor Province have announced the official launch of agate gemstone extraction in Pasaband District. According to Abdul Hakim Hikmat, head of …