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Balkh customs revenue drops amid declining fuel imports
Balkh Customs Department officials have reported that revenues generated from import fees have declined by 20% from last year. The officials have attributed the drop in revenue to the dwindling imports of fuel materials. Hairatan port, located to the border
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Survey of the Afghan-Tajik-Turkmen Railway to begin soon
The Afghan Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) announced Thursday that survey of the Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Turkmenistan railway would begin soon. “A foreign firm has won the contract for surveying this project. The firm will launch its survey after approval from the Asian
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Afghan oil importers form a union
Afghan oil importers have formed a union that consists of 106 companies. The members elected Abdul Wahab Kefayat as the leader of the union in the first meeting of the union on Wednesday. “The union will invest USD 6.4mn in
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Afghan imports decline at Hairatan Harbor while exports go up
According to Hairatan Harbor officials, imports have decreased by 46% as at March of this year compared to last year, while exports show an increase of 67%. Head of Hairatan Harbor Services Office, Mohammad Yaqub Zazai, cited disappearance of goods at
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Afghan traders face problem at the Hairatan Port
Officials of the Balkh city said Afghan traders are still facing problems at the Hairatan Port, border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, after four months of conflict. Head of the Balkh Chamber of Commerce and Industries Dr. Mohammad Hashim said exporting
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Stranded fruit issue to be taken up with Uzbeks
Pajhwok Afghan News- A delegation is leaving for Tashkent in the nearest future to take up with the Uzbek authorities the issue of a stranded train loaded with dried fruit belonging to Afghan traders at the Hairatan port, officials in
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Massive Afghan Raisins Supply Stalled in Hairatan
As much as 2500 tons of Afghan raisin supplies have been left stacked on the country’s northern Hairatan border, Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) officials said Sunday. The officials blamed the government for lack of good foreign trade
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Railway track has become a problem rather than a solution to Afghan traders
The 75km railway track built in Hairatan port of Mazar-e-Sharif-e-Sharif with financial support from the Asian Development Bank was aimed at addressing the problems of the Afghan traders. However, traders in Mazar-e-Sharif have recently complained about the railway track. The
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Uzbek oil tanker docked in Hairatan port after 16 years
An oil tanker from Uzbekistan docked at Hairatan border in Langar province after 16 years. Mohammad Sabir Zaheer, chief of oil at Hairatan border, said the tanker, capable of holding 250 ton of fuel, has arrived in the region bordering
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Trade revenues from Hairatan port have increased by 22% from last year’s revenues. According to Mr. Rahim Sadiqi, the director of Hairatan’s Land Transport, the revenues have reached 126 million Afs this year compared to 103 million Afs in 1389.
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