Mohammad Halim Rafi, the spokesperson for the National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA) has said that according to this year’s (solar year 1402), Afghanistan’s population is 34.9 million people, of which 51 percent are men and 49 percent are women.
Rafi told RTA broadcaster that NSIA has submitted a plan for a scientific and comprehensive census in 1403 to the ministerial council.
According to him, a thorough scientific census needs funding and the assistance of international organizations.
Meanwhile, NSIA announced in a statement that Afghanistan exported goods worth more than $134 million dollars in the 11th month of 1402 – the majority of which went to Pakistan, India and the United Arab Emirates.
According to the statement, exports have increased by $42.6 million dollars compared to the previous month. NSIA added that the country’s imports totaled $793.5 million in the month (February), and came in mostly from Iran, China and Pakistan.