Afghan traders living abroad who invest in Afghanistan get 5-year tax break

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce’s spokesman Abdulsalam Javad Akhundzadeh says Afghan businessmen living abroad who invest in Afghanistan will be eligible for a five-year tax exemption if they return to the country.

He said this is part of the ministry’s efforts to encourage Afghans abroad to return home and invest in the country.

Akhundzadeh said the ministry has so far managed to attract investments worth millions of dollars, but efforts to increase investment continue.

“Fortunately for those of our Afghans who have investments abroad and are willing they should come and invest in Afghanistan. We have provided facilities for them. We have provided opportunities; when they invest inside Afghanistan or transfer their goods to the country, we have a five-year tax exemption for them,” he said.

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) also stated that the interest to invest in the country is increasing.

ACCI officials added that investment will expand in the country.

They stated that once facilities are provided in the infrastructure sector, the investment process will be accelerated.

According to experts, domestic and foreign investors have become interested in investing in the country since August 2021, and some foreign companies have already started working in the country.

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