For the first time, Afghanistan has decided to suspend trade with Pakistan. The decision comes after Islamabad repeatedly closed routes and imposed new restrictions on Afghanistan’s transit and trade. The Taliban have instructed Afghan traders to rely on alternative routes and markets to meet the country’s needs.
New figures show that annual bilateral trade between Kabul and Islamabad ranged from $2 to $2.5 billion, while the volume of transit exceeded $5 billion.
Analysts say Pakistan has increasingly used trade and transit as a tool of pressure against Afghanistan in recent years, but Kabul has now made this decisive move to ease that pressure.
To further explain the issue, we conducted an in-depth interview with Asif Nang, an economic analyst and former deputy minister of education during the Republic era. We invite you to follow our full interview.
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