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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 fibers. 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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