AFGHANISTAN'S REGIONAL EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS: EVIDENCE ON CONCENTRATION, BARRIERS AND STRATEGIC UPGRADING

This article summarizes and reframes a master’s thesis on Afghanistan’s regional export competitiveness. The study adopts a documentary qualitative approach supported by descriptive quantitative analysis of secondary trade data. It examines Afghanistan’s export structure, market and product concentration, indicative revealed comparative advantage, and regional benchmarking against Pakistan and Uzbekistan. The article also uses recent Afghanistan-focused empirical studies on agricultural exporters to interpret operational barriers faced by traders.