The first export cargo containing mung beans from Afghanistan to India will be shipped through Iran’s Chabahar Port within the next month using the international customs transit system (TIR system). This was as per a government press release from Iran quoting the head of foreign affairs at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport.
According to Marine Link, Afghanistan is preparing to ship the first cargo of five containers through Chabahar to India within a month or sooner.
According to the Afghan Ministry of Transport’s Foreign Affairs Directorate, the cargo will be shipped as a pilot project from Afghanistan to India, the Financial Tribune reported.
