Farid Mamondzi, Afghanistan's ambassador to India, says that connecting Iran's Chabahar port to the north and south of the world will cause fundamental changes in Afghanistan's economy, and 60% of the cost of transporting goods and 50% of their transportation time will be saved in Afghanistan.

The national security advisers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries discussed the current situation of the country and its consequences on the security and stability of the region during the meeting titled "The First Security Meeting of Afghanistan's Neighbors" which was held in India and the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan ...

In this meeting yesterday (Tuesday, May 31st) with the officials of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate emphasized on increasing trade relations and strengthening the border infrastructure of the two countries.

Meanwhile, Friday also saw India sending 100,000 paracetamol and 500,000 hydroxychloroquine tablets to Afghanistan via Ariana Airlines.

A 75,000-metric-ton consignment of Indian wheat heading for Afghanistan has arrived at Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar to be delivered to the destination country through land borders.

India-Chabahar-Afghanistan corridor became officially operational with the shipment of two containers through Mumbai, Chabahar and the Dogharoon border, according to the Director-General of Customs Transit of Iran.

Iran has approved two Afghan banks to open branches in its southeastern strategic port of Chabahar, announced Secretary General of Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Mozafar Alikhani.

Second India-US ministerial dialogue has been held between India and the United States in Washington DC.

The Director General of Sistan and Baluchestan Ports and Maritime Department General Behrouz Aghaei said that building confidence for active presence of Afghanistan’s private sector in Chabahar port, facilitating transit of agricultural produce and encouraging entrepreneurs for launching a shipping line between India and Afghanistan are of the top ...

 Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industries announced on Wednesday that Kabul has sent a fruit cargo to India using Chabahar port in southeastern Iran for the first time.

Iranian and Afghan officials agreed on constructing an electricity transmission line in Afghanistan.

 The customs of Iran and Afghanistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Saturday for joint collaboration in electronic exchange of information between the customs administrations of the two countries.

Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi, and Director General of Afghanistan Customs Department Ahmad Reshad Popal have signed a memorandum of understanding on joint collaboration in electronic exchange of information between the customs entities of Iran and Afghanistan.

Iranian Minister of Energy, who heads the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Economic Committee, visited Kabul on Tuesday to hold talks with senior Afghan officials in order to discuss expansion of economic ties especially in water and energy areas.

Afghanistan’s Customs Chief Ahmad Rashad Popal said on Wednesday that Afghanistan was keen on the development of Iran’s Chabahar port.

The government’s decision to slash its allocation for Iran’s Chabahar port by two-thirds, as announced by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the latest Budget will be a further blow to India-Afghan trade, already hit by Pakistan’s decision to ban airspace rights to most flights to and from India, and U.S. sanctions on Iran, officials and ...

Representatives of an Indian and an Iranian firm arrived in Kabul on Tuesday to negotiate with Afghan officials over a possible investment in the newly-established shipping industry of Afghanistan, said officials.

As far as the India is concerned, the significant point is that the India’s commodities to be transit to Afghanistan are not extensive and voluminous enough to rationalize marine and road transportation expenses and to create a significant growth in India’s balance of trade.

Despite what it appears at first glance, the U.S. is not going to help the people of Afghanistan through what is called “Chabahar Port’s exemption from sanctions”, but it in fact increases the transit costs of their commodities by imposing sanctions on Iran and consequently putting further restrictions on Afghan merchants.

 The Afghan deputy foreign minister has said that the US sanctions waivers on Iranian strategic port of Chabahar will continue.