Tajikistan and Afghanistan agree to expand direct business ties

The chambers of commerce and industry of Tajikistan and Afghanistan have agreed to promote trade, investment and direct contacts between businesses in the two countries, Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) reported following online talks on September 30. The talks brought together Farhodsho Rahmonalizoda, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tajikistan, and Sayed Karim Hashemi, chairman of ACCI. The sides discussed increasing bilateral trade, developing investment cooperation and establishing direct contacts between entrepreneurs and investors. They also agreed to promote joint economic events and exchanges of business delegations. The Afghan side invited Tajik entrepreneurs and investors to the fifth National and International Imam Abu Hanifa Exhibition, scheduled to take place in Kabul on October 7–13.

The event will include B2B meetings, with companies from more than 20 countries expected to participate. Rahmonalizoda, in turn, invited an Afghan business delegation to a major trade and industrial exhibition in Dushanbe. Bilateral trade reaches $92. 5 million The bilateral trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan valued at $92. 55 million in January–August 2026 , up 3. 6% from the same period of 2025, according to Tajikistan’s Agency for Statistics. Tajikistan exported goods worth $71. 69 million to Afghanistan and imported $20. 86 million , giving Tajikistan a trade surplus of about $50. 8 million . For comparison, bilateral trade stood at about $89. 3 million in January–August 2025. Full-year trade exceeded $110 million in 2025, according to Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin. Afghanistan accounted for 3. 6% of Tajikistan’s total exports during the first eight months of 2026, making it one of the country’s notable export markets.…