Chabahar Port
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Afghanistan
Iran Calls for Railway Link from Herat to Uzbekistan’s Border
DID Press: Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development has proposed extending the railway line from Herat in western Afghanistan to the border near Termez in Uzbekistan, emphasising the importance of connecting the route to the railway networks of Central…
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Afghanistan
Wakhan Corridor: A New Afghanistan–China Link With Wider Regional Transit Implications
DID Press: The opening of a road through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor has created a new land connection toward China, potentially reshaping regional trade and transit routes. However, the road’s economic value will depend on whether Beijing opens the border to…
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Afghanistan
Chabahar Port Emerges as a Key Trade Alternative for Afghan Businesses
DID Press: Afghanistan’s business community is increasingly looking to Iran’s Chabahar Port as an alternative to Pakistan’s Karachi Port, following repeated border closures, the detention of commercial containers and mounting transit costs along routes through Pakistan. In recent months, particularly…
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Afghanistan
Pakistani Politician Warns of Expanding Afghanistan-Iran Trade
DID Press: Pakistani politician and analyst Afrasiab Khattak has warned that the expansion of trade between Afghanistan and Iran could lead to changes in Afghanistan’s trade routes and reduce Pakistan’s role in the country’s commercial exchanges. Khattak was responding to…
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Afghanistan
US Strike on Chabahar Port Raises New Risks for Afghanistan’s Trade
DID Press: Damage to infrastructure at Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port following reported US strikes has heightened concerns over Afghanistan’s access to regional trade routes, with analysts warning that prolonged disruption could affect the country’s foreign trade. According to reports, the…
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Afghanistan
Chabahar Port Emerges as Key Transit Alternative for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s trade with Iran reached $1.6 billion over the past six months, surpassing trade with Pakistan by half a billion dollars during the same period, according to Abdulsalam Jawad Akhundzada, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce. The figures…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Turns to Alternative Trade Corridors to Boost Leverage Over Pakistan
DID Press: The visit of Nooruddin Azizi, Taliban caretaker government’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, to Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province — and his focus on expanding transit through Chabahar — signals a coordinated strategy by Kabul to replace trade…
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Afghanistan
Chabahar–Zahedan Railway to Be Operational within 9 Months
DID Press: CEO of Iran Railways has announced that the Chabahar–Zahedan railway line will be completed within six months and will become operational within nine months. Jabbar Ali Zakeri, CEO of Iran Railways, said the project, one of Iran’s strategic…
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Afghanistan
India Leverages Afghanistan as Strategic Gateway to Central Asia
DID Press: Reports indicate that Pakistan’s declining influence over Afghanistan trade and transit has created a new opportunity for India to rebuild its presence in Central Asia via western routes through Afghanistan, as Iran and Chabahar port serving as key…
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Afghanistan
Kabul and Tashkent Eye Chabahar in Boosting Regional Trade
DID Press: As US sanctions cast uncertainty over the future of Iran’s Chabahar Port, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have emphasized its importance for expanding regional trade and access to global markets, particularly India. Following Washington’s decision to revoke the waiver on…
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