AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoManufacturing: Herat has opened Afghanistan’s first tube-producing plant, a $5 million investment now making 5,000 inner tubes a day for motorcycles, rickshaws and bicycles, with larger-vehicle products planned. Water Infrastructure: 32 new networks in Panjshir, worth $2.5 million, are expected to bring drinking water to about 16,000 households. Trade and Investment: Belarusian officials discussed joint trade exhibitions, trade centers and investment, including in Afghanistan’s mining sector. Industrial Expansion: Recent projects include the first phase of a Kandahar cement plant, with 1,500-tonne daily capacity, a completed $50 million steel factory in Balkh and a new $1 million factory in Ghazni. Mining and Energy: Kabul hosted Afghanistan’s first specialized mining exhibition, while the UN says the country has potential to generate 220 gigawatts of solar power. Production Pressures: A Ghazni salt plant reported a 90% output drop, and trade-route closures sent cotton prices in Helmand plunging by 60%.
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