{"version":"1","article":{"id":"afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","slug":"afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target?lang=en","title":"Afghanistan and Iran discuss $10 billion trade target and industrial ties","summary":"Talks covered an industrial park, joint programmes, Chabahar trade links and a proposed refinery.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Bakhtar News Agency","url":"https://www.bakhtarnews.af/en/Afghanistan-Iran-Discuss-Industrial-Cooperation-10-Billion-Trade-Target","checkedAt":"2026-10-06","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-iran-industrial-cooperation-ten-billion-trade-target?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Afghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi met on 6 October with an Iranian delegation led by Mohsen Zanganeh, head of the Iranian parliament’s Special Commission for Supporting Production. The ministry’s press office said the discussions covered joint industrial programmes, a dedicated industrial park in Afghanistan, expanded cooperation through Iran’s Chabahar port and a proposed oil refinery.","The sides also discussed raising bilateral trade to $10 billion and boosting Afghan exports. The report presents this as a target under discussion; it does not describe a signed agreement, financing decision or timetable for reaching it. Azizi said domestic production and completing value chains were among the ministry’s priorities."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Talks covered an industrial park, joint programmes, Chabahar trade links and a proposed refinery.\n\nAfghanistan’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi met on 6 October with an Iranian delegation led by Mohsen Zanganeh, head of the Iranian parliament’s Special Commission for Supporting Production. The ministry’s press office said the discussions covered joint industrial programmes, a dedicated industrial park in Afghanistan, expanded cooperation through Iran’s Chabahar port and a proposed oil refinery.\n\nThe sides also discussed raising bilateral trade to $10 billion and boosting Afghan exports. The report presents this as a target under discussion; it does not describe a signed agreement, financing decision or timetable for reaching it. Azizi said domestic production and completing value chains were among the ministry’s priorities.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}