July 21, 2025 – The production factories for metal products, agricultural, and industrial machinery, constructed by the National Development Corporation (NDC), were officially inaugurated in the presence of several high-ranking officials and leaders of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund; Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi; Director General of Emirate Companies, Mawlawi Ahmad Jan Bilal; Minister of Rural Development and Rehabilitation, Mullah Mohammad Younus Akhundzada; Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, Sheikh-ul-Hadith Noor Mohammad Saqib; Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Qari Fasih Uddin Fitrat; Director of the National Environmental Protection Agency, Mawlawi Matiul Haq Khalis; Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Zabiullah Mujahid; along with several deputy ministers, executive directors from the General Directorate of Emirate Companies, and other high-ranking officials of the Islamic Emirate.
Mawlawi Ahmad Jan Bilal, Director General of Emirate Companies, welcomed the attendees and described the inauguration of the newly activated factories as a significant step toward achieving national self-reliance. He also referred to these factories as the beginning of several other major development projects.
Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, expressed his appreciation to the officials of the National Development Corporation for reviving these production factories after a 60-year hiatus. He urged the corporation to ensure the provision of high-quality products to the Afghan people.
He emphasized that the reactivation of these factories marks a crucial step in strengthening domestic production and industry. This move is expected to replace foreign imports, stimulate local industry, create employment opportunities, and provide more affordable products compared to those available in regional and international markets.
Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi, noted that the production of agricultural and industrial machinery by the National Development Corporation will assist Afghan farmers and industrialists, while gradually reducing the country’s dependence on foreign imports in these sectors.
He added that with this initiative, the National Development Corporation has taken an essential step forward in national production, and the factories will play a vital role in supporting the economy by offering cost-effective products to the citizens.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, attendees toured various sections of the newly inaugurated factories, where the CEO of the National Development Corporation, Abdul Rahman Atash, provided detailed information about the newly manufactured equipment and machinery.