KABUL, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province exported 182,381 metric tons of fresh and dried fruit worth 428.86 million U.S. dollars during the past 12 months, the provincial Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said on Sunday.

A retailer displays a pomegranate in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 28, 2025. (File photo: Xinhua)

The exported produce was shipped to a number of countries, including China, India, Qatar, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Britain, Malaysia, Canada, Turkiye, Iraq, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Germany, as well as several other international markets, according to the department.

Kandahar is one of Afghanistan's leading agricultural provinces and is widely known for producing high-quality fruits, particularly pomegranates, grapes, figs and raisins.

Agriculture remains the backbone of Afghanistan's economy, employing a large share of the country's workforce and serving as a major source of export earnings.