PTI: Afghanistan used to rely only on one transit road, which was through Karachi. That is not the case anymore,” says Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Afghanistan would no longer depend on Pakistan for transit trade with the opening of the strategic Chabahar Port, a top Afghan leader has said. Chabahar Port, located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 11, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan has received an inaugural consignment of wheat from India through an Iranian port, opening a new trade and transit route for the landlocked nation that bypasses neighboring Pakistan. The strategic sea route, officials say, will help improve trade and transit connectivity between Kabul and New Delhi.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 29, 2017 India has launched a new trade route to landlocked Afghanistan by sea through Iran’s strategic Chabahar port, a move that bypasses Pakistan and could have significant geopolitical ramifications in the region. India shipped 1.1 million tons of wheat to Afghanistan from the western seaport of Kandla on October
The Seattle Times: Afghanistan’s foreign minister asked India on Monday to expedite development of a strategic port in Iran to bolster a trade route for land-locked Central Asian countries that would bypass Pakistan. The port would allow India to transport goods to Afghanistan by sea. Pakistan currently does not allow India to transport through its territory
Anjana Pasricha VOA News June 21, 2017 NEW DELHI — Although Afghan businesses have long wanted to exploit the potential of India’s huge market, trade between the two countries has been hampered due to their tense relations with Pakistan. But a plane loaded in Kabul with 60 tons of medicinal plants landed in New Delhi this
PTI: The strategic port of Chabahar in Iran which is being developed to build a transport-and-trade corridor through Afghanistan giving India an access to global markets is expected to be opened in a month’s time, said Afghanistan Consul General Mohammad Aman Amin. “The port is likely to open in a month’s time and it will provide
Tolo News: With the expansion of trade, commerce and commercial activities through Chabahar Port, the value of commercial and trade transportation between Afghanistan and India will be increased by 50 percent. But officials from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Friday said that currently one of the biggest problems with the port is
Mehr News Agency August 9, 2016 TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Heads of Iranian and Afghan customs offices have entered into a preliminary agreement for creation of a transit-oriented green customs path.The agreement was reached during a meeting in Tehran between Deputy Economy Minister and the Head of Islamic Republic of Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA)
Press TV August 6, 2016 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says progress and security of Afghanistan are among the Islamic Republic’s core policies. In a meeting with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif added that the Iranian and Afghan people enjoy cordial relations. “Afghanistan is a friend neighbor