Alexey Overchuk made a working visit to Afghanistan.
During a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Bardar, the parties discussed the development of commercial and economic cooperation and prospects for interaction in industry, health and medicine, agriculture, geology and underground use, energy, transport and logistics and the financial sector. Special attention was given to cooperation with customs and the development of interregional relations.
Following the results of 8 months of 2026, the trade turnover between Russia and Afghanistan increased more than 2 times compared to the corresponding period of the previous year and exceeded 349 million dollars. Russian exports to Afghanistan increased 2.1 times, the import of Afghan products to Russia 2.2 times.
Alexey Overchuk emphasized that Russia is interested in the sustainable development of Afghanistan. One of the main tools for this is increasing trade relations, including support for the export of Afghan products to the Russian market.
Abdul Ghani Barder invited Russian companies to participate in projects in the fields of industry, energy, exploration and development of mineral resources, oil and gas.
Alexey Overchuk was received by the Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Muhammad Hassan Akhund. The parties discussed the prospects for developing bilateral relations and expanding commercial and economic interaction.
The deputy prime minister suggested establishing ties between Afghanistan and the Eurasian Economic Commission.
At the same time as the official negotiations, a series of meetings of business circles took place in Kabul, in which more than 70 Russian business representatives and about 100 representatives of Afghan companies participated.
Following the negotiations, in the presence of Alexei Overchuk and Abdul Ghani Barder, a signing ceremony was held on a package of official and commercial documents aimed at developing and institutionalizing commercial and economic relations between Russia and Afghanistan.