Afghanistan’s trade with Central Asia reaches nearly 700 mln USD in 5 months

Trade between Afghanistan and Central Asian countries reached nearly 700 million U.S. dollars over the past five months, the local media Tolonews reported on Saturday. "Trade volume between Afghanistan and the central Asian countries reached 684 million U.S. dollars during the past five months, including 60 million U.S. dollars in exports and 624 million U.S. dollars in imports," the local media quoted spokesman of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad as saying. Afghanistan has an annual trade volume of about 10 billion U.S. dollars, of which 2 billion U.S. dollars are exported and 8 billion U.S. dollars are imported from other countries, the report added. Agricultural products, processed food items, textiles, leather, electrical parts, and construction materials are the most demanded goods among Afghan importers. Meanwhile, Afghanistan's main exports include coal, saffron, fresh and dried fruits, hand-woven carpets, and precious and semi-precious stones. Source: The Namibia Press Agency