Tolo News: The moneychangers union in Kabul and the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) expressed their deep concern over trafficking of foreign currency through airports in Afghanistan. According to law, no one may take more than $20,000 USD out of Afghanistan without having permission. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Head of exports department in the Chamber of Commerce and Industries office in Kunduz, Massoud, said the move has affected the interest of businessmen to visit Shir Khan Bandar – one of the main ports that connects Afghanistan with Tajikistan. “This move [closure of Tajikistan consulate in Kunduz] has badly affected businessmen’s activities,” he
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan February 3, 2016 Afghanistan’s chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, has called on Indian businesses to invest in his war-torn country — including development of a proposed trade corridor through Afghanistan that links Iran with India and Central Asia. Abdullah told a meeting of top industry groups in New Delhi on February
February 1, 2016 – TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Militants and bad weather in northern Afghanistan have hampered efforts to repair power lines that were destroyed last week, cutting electricity in the capital, Kabul, to about six hours a day, officials said Monday. Insurgents last week destroyed an electricity pylon in the Dand Shahabuddin district of Baghlan
February 1, 2016 – TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade Mojtaba Khosrotaj described the lucrative market of neighboring Afghanistan as a “strategic” market for Iranian merchants. Khosrotaj on Monday pointed to Iran’s upcoming exclusive exhibition in the Afghan capital of Kabul, and said such expos are venues to hold dialogue
VOA News / January 29, 2016 ISLAMABAD – A U.S. government auditor says despite more than a decade of reconstruction and development efforts, Afghanistan’s economy remains in fragile and worsening condition. “Intractable insurgents, cutbacks in foreign military personnel, persistent emigration of people and capital, and a slowing global economy are shifting Afghanistan’s economic prospects from troubling
Newsweek: Billions of dollars spent by the U.S. government in Afghanistan over the past decade has failed to make the country safer or substantially improve its economic prospects, according to a new report from a U.S. government watchdog. Click here to read more (external link).
The New York Times – China Urging Afghanistan to Restart Peace Talks With Taliban: Chinese officials are urging the government of Afghanistan to restart peace talks with the Taliban after the last round of discussions collapsed, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. Click here to read more (external link). ANI – Afghanistan demands full SCO Membership from China: Afghanistan’s ministry of
Khaama Press: Two grant agreements worth $128 million were signed between the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan and the World Bank, covering two key sectors – Farm Water Management Project and Hydropower Rehabilitation Project. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan will be the burying ground of Islamic State group, President Ashraf Ghani said during World Economic Forum on Friday. “We are a people of resilience and we will overcome,” Ghani said. “Afghanistan will be the burying ground of Daesh (IS) and the rest of them (terrorists).” He cited a proverb saying: “Revenge is sweetest when