Importers of low-quality goods will be introduced as national traitors: Hanafi

In a trip to Kandahar province, Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Administrative Deputy of the Prime Minister, has warned traders that if they import low-quality goods, their trade licenses will be revoked and they will be identified as national traitors.

During his visit, Hanafi inaugurated a food and medicine quality control laboratory.

“We pay full attention to this issue. We do not allow anyone to import low-quality food or medicines into Afghanistan. If someone does this, we will revoke his license and declare him a national traitor,” Hanafi said.

Abdul Bari Omar, the head of Afghanistan Food and Drug Authority, also emphasized on preventing low-quality goods in the country.

He said that in the near future, another medicine quality control laboratory will be established in Kandahar province at a cost of $3 million.

Meanwhile, the officials of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment emphasized that in the near future, the government will provide tax and valuation facilities for businessmen.

The new laboratory was built in Kandahar at a cost of $250,000. It has the capacity to test dozens of types of food at the same time.