Balkh Traders Sign Drug Import Deals With Uzbek Companies Hayatullah.Rahimi Tue, 06/23/2026 - 04:41 Author Sirat Noori Health Officials from the Balkh Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association say they have signed agreements worth $5 million with relevant companies in Uzbekistan to help meet Afghanistan’s pharmaceutical needs. Representatives of the association, who traveled to Uzbekistan as part of a delegation that included 40 traders, said the agreements could meet between 20% and 50% of Afghanistan’s demand for medicines. Mohammad Sadiq Mohammadi, head of the Balkh Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association, said: “We visited many factories.