Afghanistan Opens $6 Million Pine-Nut Factory As Sales To China Boom

A new pine-nut processing factory has opened in the Afghan city of Gardez, the capital of the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia. Officials say $6 million was invested in building the facility, which they say could create up to 1,000 new jobs.
Originally published at – https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-opens-6-million-pine-nut-factory-as-sales-to-china-boom/31052571.html

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