On Monday, the Taliban's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) announced that Afghanistan had combined exports worth $1 billion and 355 million in the first three quarters of this year [hijiri calendar].

It added that the total value of imports for the corresponding nine months amounted to $6 billion and 228 million.

According to the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), based on the statistics of the NSIA, the most exported items of Afghanistan are dried fruits, medicinal plants, minerals, and fresh fruit, which are sent to Pakistan, India, and the United Arab Emirates.

The imported items include petroleum products, oil, machinery, transportation vehicle parts, textiles, metals, and metal products. These goods were predominantly imported from Iran, Pakistan, and China.