India, Afghanistan discuss expanding spice trade, investments: Taliban

Afghanistan's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi, met members of the Spices Board of India during his ongoing five-day visit to New Delhi. Both sides discussed expanding spice-related cooperation, increasing exports, and exploring joint investment opportunities.

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Afghanistan's Minister of Industry and Commerce, Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi, met members of the Spices Board of India

In a statement on X, Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce said the Indian side expressed interest in greater collaboration, including setting up spice production factories in Afghanistan. The discussions also covered issues related to medicine imports, improving spice quality, investment potential, and challenges affecting the bilateral medicine trade.

"In this meeting, the Indian side expressed keen interest, emphasised the need for expanding collaborations and increasing spice exports to Afghanistan, and expressed its readiness for joint investment and establishing spice production factories in Afghanistan, “ the Ministry wrote on X on Saturday evening.

The ministry said that Minister Azizi assured the Indian delegation that Afghanistan was ready to extend full support to reputable pharmaceutical companies seeking to operate in the country.