Afghanistan is set to export first shipment to India via Iran’s Chabahar port today Sunday.
The trade convoy will involve 23 trucks carrying 570 tons of goods, said Haroon Chakhansuri, a spokesman for Afghan president.
The convoy will leave for India from the border city of Zaranj in a ceremony which will be attended by President Ashraf Ghani.
Chabahar port is seen as a transit route between Afghanistan and India, bypassing Pakistan.
In 2017, India sent its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan through Chabahar, which is located about 140 km from Pakistan’s Gwadar port.
The new port could potentially open the way for millions of dollars in trade for Afghanistan and cut its dependence on Pakistan’s Gwadar port.
