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TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran and India have agreed to speed up the development of Chabahar port which New Delhi views as a gateway to access Afghanistan and Central Asia, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Ambassador Alice Wells, with the US State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, said in a discussion at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC on November 21 that “China has not been a real player in Afghanistan development” and “is not a provider of any significant grant assistance.” She said that neighboring Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have done much more to aid Afghanistan with “regional connectivity initiatives” such as cross-border railways, electricity lines and trade exchange, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — This comes after a series of deadly blasts hit Sri Lanka in April, leaving hundreds of people dead and injured. The Daesh (Islamic State or IS) terrorist group claimed responsibility for the wave attacks which rocked the island nation, Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The first shipment from landlocked Afghanistan through the Iranian Chabahar port has arrived in India, marking a new beginning of trade ties between the two countries, bypassing Pakistan, Sputnik news agency reported. The cargo arrived at the Mumbai and Mundra port on March 13 under the TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) Convention that enables shipments to pass through countries without being opened at borders. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan and India on March 11 opened another air freight corridor connecting Herat to New Delhi, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Landlocked Afghanistan has sent its first export shipment to India through Iran's strategic Chabahar Port. Continue reading
