Ghousuddin Rahbar, the Taliban governor in Farah, met with Alireza Bigdeli, the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, to discuss trade issues and the establishment of a joint committee to resolve them.
In a statement, the Taliban quoted the Iranian ambassador as saying that Afghanistan exports goods worth over USD 50 million annually to Iran. The statement did not specify which commodities were included in these exports.
According to the Taliban’s Directorate of Information and Culture in Farah, a joint meeting was held on Saturday at the Abu Nasr Farahi port. The meeting was attended by the Taliban governor in Farah, the Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, the Iranian Consul General in Herat, and the Iranian Deputy Economic Head of South Khorasan.
The focus of the meeting was to address trade issues between Iran and Afghanistan and to expedite the construction of the road at the Abu Nasr Farahi port. The Taliban governor emphasised the need to establish a joint committee to resolve current trade challenges and noted that trade matters would be discussed with senior Iranian and Taliban officials.
Elsewhere, the commercial attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan previously stated that trade exchanges between the two countries reached over USD 3.197 billion in the past year, reflecting an 84 percent increase. The Deputy Head of the Iran-Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce also noted that in 2023, Afghanistan’s exports to Iran reached USD 42 million, comprising various plants, dried fruits, and marble.
