First Shipment of India Arrives in Afghanistan via Chabahar Port

The first shipment from India, of wheat, arrived in Nimroz province via Chabahar Port today.
Senior government officials and the Indian ambassador to Kabul, Manpreet Vohra, attended a ceremony to inaugurate the new trade route.
“With the opening of Chabahar Port, Afghanistan will no longer be dependent on Karachi Port,” Nimroz governor Mohammad Samiullah said.
He said the residents of Nimroz are determined to ensure the Nimroz–Delaram roads is secure. This route leads directly to Chabahar Port in Iran.
At the same event, Nasir Ahmad Durani, acting minister of agriculture, said the cooperation between Afghanistan, India and Iran in the Chabahar region is a great opportunity to boost trade ties between the three countries.
Meanwhile Vohra said Chabahar Port provides easy and short connectivity between countries in the region.
He said the shipment is part of the 1.1 million wheat pledged by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Afghanistan – during his visit to Kabul.
According to him, 700,000 tons of the wheat has so far arrived in Afghanistan.
He said the reason for cooperation between India and Iran to help Afghanistan is to find an alternate route for trade between the three countries.