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TKD ECONOMY: Herat, Afghanistan Exports Medicinal Plants Worth Over $24 Million in Nine Months More than 22,000 metric tons of medicinal plants, worth approximately 24.268 million US dollars, have been exported to foreign markets through Herat province during the first nine months of the current solar year 1404, local officials said. In a statement, the Herat provincial governor’s media office said the medicinal plants were exported to Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and the United States. Local authorities noted that exports during this period have increased threefold compared to the same period last year. The exported products include barberry wood, black and green cumin, licorice root, ginger, cinnamon, thyme, and other medicinal plants. According to the Herat provincial administration, necessary facilities have been put in place to support farmers, traders, and exporters, improve the marketing of agricultural products, and expand access to international markets.

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Afghanistan and Oman Discuss Expanding Trade, Transit, and Transport Cooperation in Phone Call Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, during which the two sides discussed strengthening bilateral relations. The talks focused on expanding cooperation between Afghanistan and Oman in the areas of trade, transit, and transportation, as well as broader political and economic engagement. Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi described his recent visit to Oman as productive, noting that the exchange of delegations between the two countries in recent months has played an important role in enhancing cooperation across multiple sectors. He also extended an invitation to his Omani counterpart to visit Kabul at a suitable time, emphasizing the value of high-level consultations between the two nations. For his part, Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi highlighted the importance of continued delegation exchanges for deepening bilateral cooperation. He added that a technical delegation from Oman’s civil aviation sector is expected to visit Kabul in the near future. Sayyid Al Busaidi also expressed readiness to travel to Kabul at an appropriate time and voiced hope that the visit would lead to constructive discussions and tangible progress in expanding cooperation between the two countries.

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Iranian Embassy in Kabul: Truck Traffic at Milak Border Doubles with Opening of New Route The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul announced that, starting today, the volume of cargo truck traffic between Iran and Afghanistan at the Milak border crossing has doubled following a new transit route. According to the Iranian Embassy, the opening of the new route has significantly increased the capacity for the movement of goods, facilitating smoother and faster cross-border trade between the two countries. The embassy stated that this development is expected to strengthen bilateral trade ties, reduce congestion at the border, and support economic cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan by improving transit and logistics services.