Economy
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Afghan Saffron Production Rises by 22 percent
The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) say that saffron production has risen by 22 percent in the year 2018 by providing the final statistics on saffron production
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Islamabad to Give Kabul 40,000 mt of Wheat in Aid
The Pakistani Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved to provide 40,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan as a gift
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Geneva Conference on Afghanistan: Approval of Progress Made and Emphasis on Doing More
The Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, in which delegations from 16 countries and 53 global institutions, representatives of civil society, the private sector and the media had participated, was concluded by issuing a Joint statement
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China, Pakistan Ask Kabul to Join Belt and Road Initiative
Pakistan and China on Monday urged Afghanistan to join the Belt & Road Initiative as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
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Pompeo Approves Sanction Exemption for Iran Port
The USA approved a sanction exemption for the development if Iranian Chabahar port after allowing new sanctions against Iran on Monday
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Exporting Afghan Chilgoza to China Kicks off Via Air Corridor
The first chilgoza pine shipment to China began on Tuesday 6 November through air corridor
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First Afghan Export Cargo to Transit to India via Chabahar Port
The first trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, India and Iran of the Coordination Council of the Chabahar Agreement took place on October 22 in Tehran
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Saffron Importation to Afghanistan Banned
President M. Ashraf Ghani banned imports of saffron and its bulb with the aim to maintain the ‘global stance, quality and value of Afghan saffron’
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2nd Round of Kabul-Delhi Trade and Investment Summit to be held
The second round of Kabul-New Delhi exhibition and world trade and Investment summit will be held in Mumbai, India by the next two weeks, with the assistance of the US development agency
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China Wants to Join TAPI Gas Pipeline
China has shown growing interest in building a spur from Pakistan’s territory once the multi-country TAPI natural gas pipeline project begins operating
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