Provincial Profile PARWAN
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loginParwan Province has excellent potential for economic growth mainly due to its proximity to, and good infrastructure links with Kabul. Parwan Province is situated on the Salang road, the main trade route to the north, at the crossroads to Bamyan Province in the west and to Panjsher Province in the east. Charikar, Parwan’s provincial capital is one of the best places in the country for trade. Good quality irrigated farmland and a traditionally diverse agriculture with significant horticulture and livestock production complement traditional field crops. Though Parwan may not be Afghanistan’s bread basket, it has potential to develop into a centre for various kinds of high value products needed in Afghanistan. Medium sized industries, small and medium enterprises in the light engineering sector and warehousing are already established and expanding. These sectors in particular attract investment because Parwan has the advantage of lower labour and land costs than Kabul.
