Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade Grows to Nearly 1 bln USD in H1

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The commercialized worth betwixt Afghanistan and Pakistan amounted to astir 1 cardinal US dollars successful the archetypal fractional of 2025, section media outlet TOLOnews reported precocious Saturday.

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"Afghanistan's commercialized with Pakistan totaled 989 cardinal US dollars during this period, with exports valued astatine 277 cardinal dollars and imports astatine 712 cardinal dollars," said Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, spokesperson for Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce, arsenic quoted by TOLOnews, Xinhua reported.

According to Jawad, Afghanistan's apical imports from Pakistan see aesculapian drugs, parboiled rice, sugar, fabric textiles, and earthy materials for section factories. Key Afghan exports to Pakistan dwell of cotton, coal, onions, tomatoes, raisins, beans, and talc.

Despite the ongoing closure of the Ghulam Khan borderline crossing, Afghan exports to Pakistan person accrued compared to the aforesaid play past year, officials confirmed.

Khan Jan Alokozai, a committee subordinate of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, noted that existent exports, peculiarly caller fruits and vegetables, are being transported done the Chaman, Torkham, Spin Boldak, and Dand Patan borderline crossings. Many of these crossings had been closed during the highest effect play past year, the root added.