Afghan Exports Dropped 21% in Last Fiscal Year
Figures by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment indicate that Afghanistan’s exports fell over 21 percent in Afghan Fiscal Year 1399.
Afghanistan exports fell from $1 billion in Fiscal Year 1398 to $776 million in Fiscal Year 1399, said officials in the chamber.
“Unfortunately, the coronavirus impact and the lack of security and stability in the country have diverted the main focus from business to elsewhere,” said Amin Babak, head of the Public Affairs Office in the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment.
According to the chamber, fresh and dry fruits are the most exported items and are at the top of Afghanistan s export roster.
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At least 60 people were injured in the fire on Saturday (January 13) as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded
Afghanistan on Monday sent investigators to its western border with Iran to investigate the fire that tore through customs post. At least 60 people were injured in the fire on Saturday (January 13) as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in the blaze this disrupted power supply and caused millions of dollars of damage. The cause of the fire was unknown.
Herat police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said a 10-person investigating team included four officials from Kabul, including a director of the criminal division of the interior ministry.
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16 February, 2021, 9:35 am
Men walk amidst wreckage of gas tankers after a fire in Islam Qala, Herat province, Afghanistan February 14, 2021.REUTERS/Jalil Ahmad
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The Afghan government on Monday sent officials to the western province of Herat to investigate a blaze that tore through a customs post close to the Iranian border over the weekend, officials said.
At least 60 people were injured as hundreds of fuel vehicles exploded in the blaze, disrupting power supplies and causing millions of dollars of damage.
The cause was unknown.
Herat police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said a 10-person investigating team included four officials from Kabul, including a director of the criminal division of the interior ministry.