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Afghanistan looks to India partnership as Pakistan shuts down key trade corridor
He thanked India’s Ministry of External Affairs for facilitating discussions, noting that technical teams and private-sector representatives from both countries have been in continuous contact.
Afghanistan is accelerating efforts to diversify its trade routes after Islamabad halted the transit of Afghan goods through Karachi, prompting Kabul to strengthen alternative corridors — particularly via Iran’s Chabahar Port and expanded cooperation with India.
Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi on Monday, Afghanistan’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Nooruddin Azizi, said trade disruptions with Pakistan had intensified in recent weeks, forcing Afghan exporters and importers to seek more reliable access to global markets.
“Pakistan has stopped Afghan transit and trade through Karachi,” Azizi said. “Historically, this was our primary link to the world. Now, we are working to create new routes, including Chabahar, and we have already begun the groundwork.”
Azizi noted that Afghanistan is coordinating closely with the Indian government to make the Chabahar corridor fully operational. He said only “minor technical challenges” remain and that both sides are committed to ensuring smooth, long-term commercial connectivity. The minister also met Afghan traders based in India, assuring them that Kabul would take concrete steps to resolve trade-related challenges and boost business confidence.
During his Delhi visit — the first by an Afghan minister to the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) since 2021 — Azizi said the trip could help reset bilateral economic engagement that has stagnated since the political transition in Afghanistan.
He thanked India’s Ministry of External Affairs for facilitating discussions, noting that technical teams and private-sector representatives from both countries have been in continuous contact.
“This visit opens new opportunities for both countries to work together,” he said. “Our objective is to enhance economic cooperation and reactivate historic relations in trade, investment, and other areas.”
The renewed outreach comes amid strained Afghanistan–Pakistan relations, including repeated closures at crossings that have disrupted exports, inflated costs for traders, and pushed Kabul to accelerate diversification.
With Chabahar emerging as a viable alternative and India signaling willingness to revive economic ties, Afghanistan is seeking a more stable and strategically balanced framework for regional trade integration.
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Pakistan’s rocket attacks still ongoing on Nari district, Kunar
Farid Dehqan, spokesperson for the Khas Kunar police command, said that rocket attacks by the Pakistani military regime are still ongoing in the province.
These attacks come despite earlier announcements by the Pakistani military of a temporary ceasefire for Eid.
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IEA defense ministry accuses Pakistan of ceasefire violations
Afghanistan’s Chief of Armed Forces, Fasihuddin Fitrat, said in his Eid message that Pakistan’s military regime has violated the ceasefire along the Durand line.
According to the Eid message released by the Ministry of Defense, several civilians were killed in attacks carried out by Pakistani forces in border areas.
Fitrat added that the continuation of Pakistan’s attacks despite the ceasefire “demonstrates a lack of commitment and deception” on the part of the country.
He stressed that the Islamic Emirate has refrained from retaliatory action in order to prevent further deterioration of the situation and has remained committed to the ceasefire.
However, he warned that if such attacks are repeated, “the ceasefire will become meaningless,” and the Islamic Emirate will deliver a “decisive response” to Pakistan’s actions.
It is worth noting that the Islamic Emirate and Pakistan reached a temporary ceasefire on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr through mediation by Qatar, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
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Security Sources: Pakistani military shelling in Kunar and Nuristan leaves female doctor dead
The sources said the vehicle was struck by gunfire and subsequently fell into the Kunar River.
Security sources report that several security incidents in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nuristan have resulted in the death of a female doctor, injuries to others, and several people reported missing.
According to the sources, early Thursday morning at around 9:30 a.m., Pakistani military forces opened fire on a Toyota vehicle in the Dokalam Baghcha area of Nari district in Kunar province.
The sources said the vehicle was struck by gunfire and subsequently fell into the Kunar River. As a result of the incident, a female doctor was killed and another person was injured. Five other individuals who were reportedly in the vehicle remain missing, the sources added.
In a separate incident, security sources stated that around 11:00 a.m. in the Seno area of Shultan district, Kunar province, Pakistani forces carried out artillery shelling that left one person injured. The injured individual was transferred to the provincial hospital for medical treatment.
Meanwhile, security sources in Nuristan say that despite Pakistan’s announced ceasefire, the main road between Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal districts has been completely closed to traffic since Thursday morning.
According to the sources, the closure of the route has caused serious difficulties for local residents, preventing any movement in the area. The sources also claim that Pakistani military posts are located within close proximity of the road and have opened fire on people attempting to pass through the area.
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