Afghanistan allocates border land for economic zone with Uzbekistan
Afghanistan has allocated 2,000 hectares of land at the Hairatan border crossing with Uzbekistan for the establishment of a special economic zone, Trend reported.
According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan, the initiative was announced during a meeting between Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Karakalpakstan of Uzbekistan Amanbai Orynbaev in Mazar-i-Sharif.
The planned economic zone is intended to support investment projects in key sectors and expand industrial and trade activity in the border area.
Afghan authorities also invited Uzbek investors to join the project.
Earlier, it was reported that Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan agreed to establish a joint working group aimed at facilitating transit, trade, and the export of Afghan products.