Kenyan tea still accessing Afghanistan despite Taliban takeover

Workers at a tea estate in Kericho. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is yet to hit the export of tea to that country as most of the commodity is still accessing Kabul through the open Pakistan border.

The East African Tea Traders Association (Eatta) said Afghanistan is still getting the bulk of the beverage from Pakistan, which is the leading buyer of Kenya’s tea.

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