According to Daily Outlook Afghanistan, currently, Abdul Baqi Beena,
Chairman of Kandahar Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
said in the past ten months, Kandahar totally exported USD 68 Million nuts, dry
fruits and fresh fruits, in which, nuts and dry fruits are exported 2000t,
mainly raisins, pistachio nuts, fig and almonds, etc.; fresh fruits are exported
21,000t, mainly grapes, pomegranate, apricot, melon and apples. In addition,
about 4000t herbs and 589,000 hides are exported.
Currently, due
to limited export approaches, about 97% fruits of Afghanistan are exported to
Pakistan and India, and some are exported to UAE, Germany and America.