Afghan and Uzbek Traders Sign Deals Worth Over $300 million

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Traders from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have signed 25 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth more than $300m at a joint business conference between the two countries, according to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce under the Taliban administration.

In a statement released on Tuesday (February 17), the ministry said the agreements were signed in Uzbekistan’s Syrdarya region and cover sectors including construction, food products, agriculture, furniture, textiles and pharmaceuticals.