Afghan Products Thriving In Middle Eastern Market, Says Taliban’s Minister

Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban's Minister of Industry and Commerce, has said that Afghanistan's products are finding a good market in Middle Eastern countries, attributing it to the group's economic policies.

Azizi highlighted that positive trade relations with neighbouring countries have contributed to maintaining stable prices within Afghanistan despite the closure of certain trade routes.

During a meeting with Maulawi Abdul Kabir, the deputy prime minister for political affairs of the Taliban, the Taliban's Minister of Commerce claimed that due to the "good economic policies" of the group, exports and imports with regional countries have expanded.

This comes as the Taliban's Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced in March that Afghanistan's exports had decreased by six percent compared to the previous year.

The Taliban wrote that Abdul Kabir appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, stating that the efforts of the Taliban and the stability of the Afghan currency had kept the prices of raw materials in Afghanistan in a "suitable condition”.