Afghanistan
Trade.
Total annual imports usually exceed exports. Roughly two-thirds
of Afghanistan's exports go to the former Soviet republics to
the north, and one-seventh to the United Kingdom and Germany.
The Soviet Union was traditionally the leading source of imports,
followed by Japan, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.
The principal export is natural gas, which for many years went
mainly to the Soviet Union. In addition, dried fruit, nuts,
carpets, wool, and karakul pelts are exported. Imports include
vehicles, petroleum products, sugar, textiles, processed animal
and vegetable oils, and tea.
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