INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

More than 113,000 tons of dried fruits and medicinal plants have been exported from Afghanistan&s southern Kandahar province over the past

12 months, Kandahar Chamber of Commerce and Industries officials said, adding that this generated $308 million in revenue.&We faced some

troubles in exporting due to the political developments, but we continued to export in good quality

Thanks God Islamic Emirate officials have not created any problems for us,& said Mohammad Dawood Qaderi, head of Kandahar Chamber of

Commerce and Industries.He said that they gave advice to IEA authorities on improving exports, which they accepted.According to the

official, figs have been the biggest export this year.Meanwhile, traders also said that the export sector in Kandahar has improved.&Thanks

God, trade in dried fruits is going well

The routes are secure now,& said Mir Hamza, a dried fruits trader.He called for an agreement with countries that would allow for barter

deals.Some traders, however, said that they were unable to collect their exchanged items or their money due to sanctions.Noor Ali, a dried

fruits trader, said that the level of exports was good this year, but traders were unable to collect their money due to international

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