Businessmen trading between Afghanistan and Pakistan have called on Islamabad’s Federal Board of Revenue and the ministry of commerce to fully open Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi crossings to trade given the heavy burden on Torkham post. In a statement issued on Saturday, Coordinator of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ziaul Haq Sarhadi
Tajikistan s state-owned power company plans to increase electricity exports to Afghanistan by 17%, despite ongoing shortages at home and the need for domestic rationing.
Tajikistan’s state-owned power company, Barki Tojik, has said it intends to increase electricity exports to Afghanistan, despite its own shortages. According to the head of Barki Tojik, Mahmadumar Asozoda, Tajikistan will increase supply to Afghanistan this year by 17%. Barki Tojik exported 2.7 billion kilowatt-hours in 2023, which was 124 million kilowatt-hours more than 2022.
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Afghanistan has fully repaid its debts for electricity supplied by Tajikistan, marking an improvement in trade relations and energy cooperation between the two countries despite Tajikistan s non-recognition of the Taliban government.