Trade between Iran and Afghanistan has been disrupted as cargo truck crossings at the shared border have been halted, sources told Afghanistan International, following rising tensions between Iran and Israel.
Ahmad Zia Shinozada, a member of Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce, confirmed that commercial goods have not been permitted to pass through the border since the previous day.
“The movement of cargo trucks has stopped, and goods are no longer crossing between the two countries,” Shinozada said.
According to Shinozada, annual trade between Iran and Afghanistan has reached approximately five billion dollars since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Neither the Taliban nor Iranian officials have issued public statements regarding the closure or its expected duration.
