Taliban Seek to Boycott Pakistani Goods.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has announced that the import of Pakistani goods, including medicines, will no longer be allowed into Afghanistan.
Speaking at a meeting with Afghan traders in Kabul on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Baradar said the Taliban will no longer support any kind of trade or transit with Pakistan and intends to establish alternative trade routes.
Baradar stated that the Ministry of Finance has been instructed to stop the import of Pakistani-made medicines.
He also urged Afghan traders to cut off all import and export relations with Pakistan, adding that the Taliban administration seeks to reduce Afghanistan’s economic dependence on Pakistan and strengthen partnerships with new regional allies.
Meanwhile, Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s Minister of Commerce, described trade with Pakistan as “the most damaging route in recent decades,” accusing Islamabad of repeatedly closing trade routes during the fruit harvest season.
He added that efforts continue to release 12,000 containers of Afghan goods stranded at the border and emphasized that the private sector should avoid political competition.
These remarks come as border tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan remain high, with trade routes on both sides still closed.
