The country is facing isolation and suspension of some humanitarian operations over restrictions on women. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KABUL - The Taliban administration will encourage self-sufficiency and wants international trade and investment, acting commerce minister Nooruddin Azizi said.restrictions on women.
He said that countries including Iran, Russia and China are interested in trade and investment. He said some of the projects under discussion are Chinese industrial parks and thermal power plants, with involvement from Russia and Iran. An attack on a hotel catering to Chinese businessmen this month, which badly hurt several foreigners, could prompt some to re-think investing, a leading member of the Chinese business community has said.“We do our best for our businessmen to not come to harm. The attack hasn’t had any bad impact, if it happened constantly, yes it might have bad impact,” he said, referring to the investment environment.
He said that a major contract signed with Russia in September for the supply of gas, oil and wheat would see the delivery of the items to Afghanistan in coming days.
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