Afghanistan-Russia trade volume nearly doubled within one year, but the structure remains unbalanced

(1) On June 2, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan stated that over the past year, trade volume between Afghanistan and Russia has nearly doubled. According to spokesperson Jawad, the trade figure increased from 296 million USD to 590 million USD. (2) Afghanistan's exports to Russia include raisins, pomegranates, cherries, non-alcoholic beverages, minerals, dried apricots, apples, medicinal plants, and watermelons; its main imports from Russia are natural gas, gasoline, diesel, timber, and raw chickpeas. (3) Jawad pointed out that despite growth in trade volume, Afghanistan’s trade structure remains unbalanced: imports dominate, while exports amount to only about 5 million USD.