{"id":20161,"date":"2026-04-15T06:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=20161"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:36:00","slug":"turkey-seeks-to-expand-economic-projects-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/04\/15\/turkey-seeks-to-expand-economic-projects-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey seeks to expand economic projects in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: Turkey is looking to increase its economic projects in Afghanistan, according to Turkish Ambassador Sadin Ayyildiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a visit to the western province of Herat, Ayyildiz met with the Herat governor, Maulana Islam Jar, to discuss the expansion of bilateral economic cooperation, the governor\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Turkish envoy emphasized Herat\u2019s strategic economic position and highlighted the importance of joint cooperation in infrastructure, particularly the development of railway networks and regional connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayyildiz also noted that Ankara has provided special facilities for Afghan patients and traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his part, the governor welcomed the expansion of economic ties, pointing to Herat\u2019s strong agricultural potential, especially saffron as well as opportunities in mining and renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He encouraged Turkish investors to increase their presence in these sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade and transport of goods and minerals between Afghanistan and Turkey are currently carried out via rail links through Herat, underscoring the province\u2019s growing role as a key economic hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: Turkey is looking to increase its economic projects in Afghanistan, according to Turkish Ambassador Sadin Ayyildiz. During a visit to the western province of Herat, Ayyildiz met with the Herat governor, Maulana Islam Jar, to discuss the expansion of bilateral economic cooperation, the governor\u2019s office said in a statement. The Turkish envoy emphasized Herat\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[83],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20161"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20163,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20161\/revisions\/20163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}