Main crops grown are almonds, apples, apricots, walnuts, mulberries, grapes, peaches, pears and other like these.[12] Iron ore is mined in the district and transported to Charikar in the east to be smelted before arriving in Kabul.[13] British surveyors in the 19th century reported that the district had significant reserves of iron, zinc, sulfur, and coal.[14] A west–east road and then the north–south A76 highway connects the district to Charikar and Kabul.