Disruption in Trade With Afghanistan

Afghan transportation officials have recently released a directive indicating that each driver of Iranian fleet carrying export commodities can enter Afghanistan only once every 25 days, otherwise they will have to pay fines, according to director general of Transportation and Transit Affairs with the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization.
“Although the directive has not yet been put into effect, it has already caused problems for Iranian truck drivers and those crossing Milak border were held up in long lines at the checkpoint,” Javad Hedayati was quoted as saying by ILNA.
This issue, he added, has a history and Afghanistan’s public and private sectors have for a long time wanted to increase the share of Afghan fleet in bilateral trade with Iran.