India will soon resume air-cargo services with Afghanistan, a senior official from India’s Ministry of External Affairs has announced. This signals a revival of direct trade links amid improving engagement between New Delhi and the Taliban authorities.
Anand Prakash, joint secretary for Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, said cargo flights on the Kabul–Delhi and Kabul–Amritsar routes would restart shortly. He said the air freight corridors on both sectors had been activated and that flights would follow “very soon.”
Prakash said the decision is expected to boost the flow of goods and strengthen commercial relations between the two countries. He noted that all formalities on India’s side have been completed and that New Delhi is now waiting for the required documentation from the Afghan side. Cargo flights will resume once the process is finalised, he said.
The announcement came during the visit of Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s minister of industry and commerce, to New Delhi. India’s Ministry of External Affairs welcomed the visit, saying it formed part of India’s continued support for the development and welfare of the Afghan people.
The move comes at a time when Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has been disrupted by recent border clashes. In recent months, the Taliban have shifted a significant share of Afghanistan’s imports and exports from Pakistan to Iran and Central Asian countries.
