Business & Economics – Pajhwok Afghan News

Dozens of returnee women, girls get jobs after Pajhwok report

Following the publication of a Pajhwok report on the economic problems of returnee migrants in Nimroz, two women’s tailoring workshops in Zaranj city, the provincial capital, have provided employment and training opportunities for dozens of returning women and girls.

New independent authority for oil, gas approved in Afghanistan

Effort, hope & work; Story of women working in Kabul restaurants

Petrol, diesel prices down in Kabul

Dozens of returnee women, girls get jobs after Pajhwok report

Shaima Sidqi

15 Dec 2025 - 19:53

New independent authority for oil, gas approved in Afghanistan

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

15 Dec 2025 - 14:09

The Administrative Affairs Authority has announced that a new independent body named the Oil and Gas Authority has been approved based on the request of cabinet members and a decree from the leadership of the Islamic Emirate.

Effort, hope & work; Story of women working in Kabul restaurants

Zarghona Salehi

14 Dec 2025 - 15:45

A number of women and girls working in restaurants in Kabul city—ranging from management roles to waitressing and cleaning—have not only created a calm and safe environment for female customers, but are also helping meet the economic needs of their families.

Petrol, diesel prices down in Kabul

Veda Qalandari

13 Dec 2025 - 14:23

KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of petrol and diesel declined, while that of Pakistani rice, liquefied gas and gold surged in outgoing week in Kabul, market

Over $10.5m pomegranates exported from Kandahar this year

Amin Samsour

11 Dec 2025 - 15:19

Chamber of Commerce officials say more than 23,000 tonnes of pomegranates, worth 10.56 million US dollars, have been exported from southern Kandahar province to various countries so far this year.

Tonnes of substandard rebar returned to Iran

Veda Qalandari

11 Dec 2025 - 14:46

The Afghanistan National Standards and Quality Authority says 74 tonnes of substandard steel bar imported from Iran was denied entry at the Shaikh Abu Nasr Farahi port.

Herat handcrafted decorative glassware exported to Europe, US

Benyamin Bariz

9 Dec 2025 - 12:12

For the first time, handcrafted decorative glassware from western Herat province has been exported to Europe and the United States.

233m afs labs to be established for testing country’s minerals

Hijratullah Kakar

9 Dec 2025 - 11:51

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs has announced plans to establish advanced laboratories worth 233 million afghanis to test the quality of minerals across the country.

18,000 tonnes of Qashqari crude oil sold for $10.5m

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

8 Dec 2025 - 14:37

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says 18,000 tonnes of crude oil extracted from the Qashqari block in the Amu Darya basin has been sold for $10.5 million through an open bidding.

MoF, DP World sign deal to modernise Afghanistan’s ports

Hijratullah Kakar

7 Dec 2025 - 14:26

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Sunday signed an investment term sheet with DP World to equip Afghanistan’s commercial ports with modern technology, an official said.

$6m plastic bag, thread factory inaugurated in Balkh

Ahmad Shah Erfanyar

7 Dec 2025 - 13:56

A plastic bag and thread production factory costing about six million US dollars has been inaugurated in northern Balkh province.

Pakistani industry flags losses from closed Afghan crossings

Sohrab Sarwari

6 Dec 2025 - 15:15

Representatives of Pakistan’s industrial sector have warned that the closure of the Torkham and Chaman crossings is causing severe commercial losses and putting pharmaceutical exports worth nearly 200 million US dollars at risk.

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