Afghan businessman to invest $10b in Afghanistan
12 January 2024
Afghan businessman Mirwais Azizi, head of Azizi Foundation: “I want to invest $10 billion dollars in this country [Afghanistan] in the near future, and this is a very big investment. So far, this kind of investment in the country has not been made at the level of foreign countries, nor to any other level.” Azizi during his trip to Herat, has put into operation a township he built for the earthquake victims in Siah Aab village of Zindajan district. This township, built according to...
Import of fruit & nuts from Afghanistan
25 December 2023
Imports of fresh/dried fruits and nuts from Afghanistan during 2022: Australia 🇦🇺 US$0.67M China 🇨🇳 US$37.01M EU 🇪🇺 US$10.88M India 🇮🇳 US$225.31M Israel 🇮🇱 US$0.61M Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 US$2.26M Lebanon 🇱🇧 US$0.57M Pakistan 🇵🇰 $116.57M Qatar 🇶🇦 US$0.66M Turkey 🇹🇷 US$6.67M UAE 🇦🇪 US$13.83M UK 🇬🇧 US$1.45M USA 🇺🇸 US$6.41M Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 US$2.05M

Afghan pomegranates are the best in the world
24 December 2023
Pomegranates are often categorized as a superfood due to their high concentration of protective plant compounds such as anthocyanins, ellagitannins and organic acids. These substances have powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity and help protect cells against oxidative damage. Afghanistan can be considered the country of the pomegranate fruit because of the excellent quality of the cultivars that thrive there. Afghan pomegranates in comparison to the same fruit from other countries...
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22 December 2023
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Afghanistan is rich, but...
22 December 2023
Afghanistan has over 1,400 mineral deposits, containing barite, chromite, coal, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, natural gas, petroleum, precious and semiprecious stones, salt, sulfur, lithium, talc and zinc, among many other minerals . Gemstones include high-quality emeralds and rubies. According to a joint study by the Pentagon and the American Geological Survey, Afghanistan has about $1 trillion in untapped minerals.
Fantastic restaurant serving Afghan, Iranian and Italian cuisine!
22 December 2023
A couple who immigrated to America from Afghanistan and Iran have opened a BELLISSIMO restaurant offering exquisite Afghan, Iranian and Italian dishes! Simply great! 🇦🇫 🇮🇷 🇮🇹 🍽 https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2023/03/25/kentucky-restaurant-is-bring-taste-of-afghanistan-to-the-commonwealth-

Beside carpets and pine nuts, Afghan pomegranates are entertaining the Chinese market
22 December 2023
China is expanding its agricultural trade with Afghanistan as it attempts to rebuilds after a devastating earthquake in Herat region the last October. China is ready to start importing Afghan pomegranates via an "Agricultural cooperation” deal.
Herat raisins
18 December 2023
Herat is the third largest province in Afghanistan, located in the west of the country. The province is well known for the excellent quality of its raisins and for the numerous grape varieties (more than 100!) whose cultivation goes back almost 500 years. The history of the Herat raisins is shrouded in mystery. It is believed that they were grown by a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia around 2000 BC. Before the Soviet-Afghan War started in 1979, export of raisins from Afghanistan...