Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows a cotton-processing factory in Herat province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)
HERAT, Afghanistan, June 9 (Xinhua) -- With the support of local businesspersons, two factories have been established at an industrial park in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, a provincial source said on Thursday.
"The cotton-processing and oxygen-producing factories were established in Herat Industrial Park on Wednesday," Hamidullah Khadem, chairman of the province's Chamber of Industries and Mines, told Xinhua.
About 4 million U.S. dollars have been invested in the said factories, and hundreds of local workers would be hired as the factories started operation, according to Khadem.
The source added that the local businesspersons with the support of the caretaker government have been trying to increase local products and create job opportunities in this key province, 640 km to the west of Afghanistan's Kabul.
The Taliban-led caretaker government has speeded up its efforts to boost industries in the cash-strapped Asian country, according to officials. ■
Photo taken on June 9, 2022 shows a cotton-processing factory in Herat province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Mashal/Xinhua)