...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..says the Pak trucks are not allowed to enter the Afghan soil as Afghanistan demands land and railway access to India’s Amritsar.
He made the remarks during a meeting with the members of Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
provincial council during his visit to Jalalabad city.
The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said Afghanistan must reach to a conclusion on an economic plan with Pakistain.
This comes as Ministry of Trade and Commerce and the Private Sector in Afghanistan say the trade volume between Afghanistan and Pakistain has dropped to at least one billion dollars.
In the meantime, reports indicate that Pakistain’s export to Afghanistan has reached to a two-year high during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year despite relations remain strained on political level between the two neighboring countries, it has been reported.
The latest report from the State Bank of Pakistain shows the country’s exports to Afghanistan reached $1.282 billion during July-April 2917-18. This was higher than the figure of $956 million in the same period last year, according to Dawn News.
"In 2014-15, exports to Afghanistan were $1.699bn which fell to $1.230bn in FY16 before further declining to $1.165bn in FY17, reflecting the downward trajectory," according to the report.