Five-fold increase in trade between Afghanistan and Russia after the withdrawal of the United States
| The head of the Russian Trade Center in Afghanistan announced that trade between Russia and Afghanistan has increased fivefold since the withdrawal of American troops and reached one billion dollars. |
According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency
, “Rostam Khabibulin”, the head of the Russian Trade Center in Afghanistan, announced that trade exchanges between Russia and Afghanistan have increased significantly since the Taliban came to power.
Khibibolin told Sputnik that the trade between Russia and Afghanistan in 2022 was about 170 million dollars, but this year this figure has increased to 1 billion dollars.
According to him, the main areas of trade between Russia and Afghanistan include gas, oil products, flour and wheat, as well as dairy products.
Khabibolin relates this growth to the rise of the Taliban and the withdrawal of US and NATO forces, which generally prevented the active development of economic and political relations between the two countries.
The head of the Russian Trade Center in Afghanistan also stated that Russian investments have started to enter Afghanistan and Moscow intends to create jobs in Afghanistan.
Khabibulin clarified: end of message/.
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