Afghanistan
Industry.
Industry is based mainly on agricultural and pastoral raw materials.
Most important is the cotton textile industry. The country also
produces rayon and acetate fibres. Other industrial products
are cement, sugar, vegetable oil, furniture, soap, shoes, and
woolen textiles. A nitrogenous fertilizer plant, based on natural
gas, has been constructed in Mazar-e Sharif, and
phosphate fertilizers are also produced. In addition, Afghanistan
has a number of traditional handicrafts, which account for a
fair proportion of the country's export earnings.
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