The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that the value of Afghanistan's exports to Turkey in the past six months has reached $13 million.

Almond, carpets, raisins, cotton, and talc are the main export items to Turkey.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the total value of trade between Kabul and Ankara in the first six months of 2024 is $52 million.

Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, told TOLOnews: "Most of the export items are almonds, cow hides, carpets, raisins, cumin, medicinal plants, cotton, and talc, and the main import items are medicinal drugs, shampoo, carpets, car batteries, plastic foam, chocolate, gold, and rugs."

Meanwhile, Nooruddin Azizi, the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, in a meeting with members of the Turkish Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics Association discussed increasing trade and economic relations and attracting investment from that country to Afghanistan.

Hüseyin Akça, the president of the Turkish Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics Association, said: "We have a historical friendship with Afghanistan. When I looked at the trade statistics between the two countries, the statistics are very low. Our association has come here to raise the trade level between the two countries to see business opportunities and meet with official and unofficial authorities and the mining community to elevate this level from the current situation to a desirable one."

The Chamber of Industries and Mines said that since the return of the Islamic Emirate in the country, attention has been given to expanding trade relations with regional and global countries, but more economic and transit corridors need to be created so that goods can be exported to Europe via Turkey.

Sherbaz Kaminzada, the head of the Chamber of Industries and Mines, said: "Deliver our message to their government to at least reduce these taxes on us because we also use Turkish products so that our balance level decreases."

Mohammad Younus Momand, first deputy of the ACCI, said: "Afghanistan needs to have good and friendly economic relations with all countries of the world. While preserving Afghanistan's national economic interests, it is necessary to have direct connections with Turkey so that we can attract regional countries to the opportunities in Afghanistan."

Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce also show that in the first three months of the current solar year, Afghanistan conducted nearly $2.683 billion in trade with other countries, of which about $428 million was exports.