Afghanistan’s trade with Iran continues normally
The Afghan Chamber of Commerce in Herat said that the trade process between Afghanistan and Iran is proceeding smoothly and normally.
According to Sputnik quoted by IRNA, officials of the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and the head of Islam Qala Customs on Wednesday in a meeting with the head of the Taliban interim government at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review the process of Afghanistan’s exports and imports with neighboring countries said exports and imports with Iran are normal But there are problems with exports and imports from Pakistan.
Islam Qala customs officials clarified that we no longer see long queues and extortion at the country’s borders as in the past.
According to the head of Herat Qala-e-Islam customs, every day we see the arrival of 400 domestic and foreign transit vehicles carrying imported and exported goods from this border, which leave the customs after checking the documents.
Latifi, spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran’s customs, had previously said that in September, Iran would increase its exports by supplying weapons to the Afghan people, and that exports of goods such as detergents, foodstuffs and construction materials would also increase.
He added: “During the first 5 months of this year, 2 million and 165 thousand tons of goods worth $ 855 million were exported from Iran to Afghanistan, which is a decrease of one and seven tenths of a percent compared to the same period last year and five percent compared to 1998.”
Officials at the Afghan Chamber of Commerce said at the meeting that although the Pakistani government had announced that it had abolished customs duties on imports of fresh Afghan fruits, there were problems at the Torkham-Chaman border.
The officials added that Pakistan only allows 20 trucks of Afghan goods to enter its country daily and 120 trucks carrying Afghan goods enter Afghanistan daily.
Khan Jan Alokozai, chairman of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce, has called on the Taliban interim government to resolve trade and transit problems with Pakistan.
“Trade problems with Pakistan are very serious and we have discussed these issues with Pakistan many times, but they have not been resolved yet,” he said.
According to the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce, trade problems between the two countries have not been resolved for nearly 20 years, and hundreds of trucks carrying fresh fruits and vegetables have now been stopped behind Pakistan’s borders.
Zalmai Azimi, a businessman in Nangarhar province, said that up to 260 trucks line up behind the Pakistani border every day waiting to enter Pakistan.
According to Afghan media reports, Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul Mohammad Mansour Ahmad Khan met with Taliban officials to discuss Afghanistan joining the China-Pakistan trade corridor.
Ahmad Khan said that Afghanistan’s joining the China-Pakistan corridor will benefit Afghanistan and develop its infrastructure.