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ali is an afghan doing business in china. his factory produces afghan pine nuts, which are very popular in china. with the opening of the china-afghanistan "pine nut air corridor", the scale of pine nut exports has expanded. ali's pine nut factory has recruited more workers and provided more jobs, which has completely changed the lives of many people.

ali, the owner of the zimalai gayanwar pine nut factory in kabul, afghanistan, said that since it started exporting products directly to china, many people have chosen to join his factory as jobs have increased. ali said that more and more people in afghanistan are now engaged in pine nut-related work, and he is very proud to be able to indirectly help more people.

△ manual sorting of pine nuts

with the proposal of the belt and road initiative, afghan pine nuts have been very popular in the chinese market in recent years. at the same time, as an important cash crop in afghanistan, the popularity of pine nuts has also brought tangible benefits to local people.

in 2018, the governments of china and afghanistan signed the "protocol on phytosanitary conditions for the export of pine nuts from afghanistan to china". through the joint efforts of both sides, the first batch of afghan pine nut charter flights flew directly to china. since then, 3,000 to 5,000 tons of pine nuts have flown directly from kabul, the capital of afghanistan, to shanghai, china every year, with the whole journey taking less than 7 hours. the "pine nut air corridor" has become an important link for friendly cooperation between china and afghanistan. in august 2021, the situation in afghanistan changed fundamentally. in october, at the request of the afghan interim government, china immediately updated the charter flight permit and once again opened up the china-afghanistan "pine nut air corridor".

△afghan pine farmers picking pine cones

ali said that after the opening of the china-arab air corridor in 2018, their goods were exported by air and land. this year's new pine nut season will start in a month, and it is expected to usher in a bumper harvest. the good profits of the previous year made ali full of hope for the new season's business. ali excitedly said that currently 90% of the pine nuts are exported to china. now people are busy collecting pine nuts in the mountains. in a month, these pine nuts will begin to be exported to china.

as a businessman, ali attaches great importance to the chinese market, and he wants to ensure the quality of pine nuts sold to china. in the factory, workers manually sort the pine nuts into four categories according to size, and the best two categories are sold to china. as exchanges increase, in order to facilitate chinese customers, in 2022, he also registered a company in hangzhou and obtained a business license.

△business license of ali pine nut factory

ali said that the china-afghanistan "pine nut sky corridor" connects the friendship between the two countries and also brings him together with china. china's long history and culture attract him a lot. if he has the opportunity, he hopes to visit more places in china. he wrote down his wishes for the friendship between china and afghanistan: may the friendship between china and afghanistan last forever!

△ ali wrote down his wish: may the friendship between china and afghanistan last forever and prosper.

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