The steep drop is largely attributed to the closure of key crossings following clashes on October 11, which disrupted trade flows between the two neighboring countries.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan is actively seeking alternative trade routes and partnerships to reduce future reliance on Pakistan’s commercial channels and strengthen its economic independence.
SCCI officials urged authorities to separate trade from political tensions and immediately launch dialogue to restore commercial traffic between the two countries.
Afghanistan, which absorbs around 60% of Pakistan’s citrus exports, has remained closed to trade since mid-October.
In a letter to the Ministry of Commerce and the Federal Board of Revenue’s Directorate General of Transit Trade, Makda reported that thousands of containers carrying...
The fall is largely attributed to Pakistan’s closure of all eight crossings between Afghanistan following clashes on 11 October.
The report, based on interviews with 111 people across 32 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, documents the human cost of the outage.
| Country | Selling in AFS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 USD |  | 66.45 |
| 1 EUR |  | 77.12 |
| 1 PND |  | 88.92 |
| 1 AED |  | 17.67 |
| 1 TRY |  | 1.54 |
| 1000 INR |  | 733 |
| 1000 IRR |  | 0.49 |
| 1000 PKR |  | 228 |
