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Reuters
Reuters
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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield

Exclusive-Afghan Taliban sign deal for Russian oil products, gas and wheat

FILE PHOTO: Cans containing gasoline are kept for sale on a road in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters.

Azizi said his ministry was working to diversify its trading partners and that Russia had offered the Taliban administration a discount to average global commodity prices.

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