Afghanistan has declared trade with neighboring Pakistan illegal, instructing local traders to seek alternative trade routes through other regional partners.
Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has instructed Afghan traders and industrialists to immediately take steps to conduct trade through routes other than Pakistan.
He warned that if any trader continues exports or imports through Pakistan in the future, the Islamic Emirate will not provide any assistance in case of trade disruptions or losses.
ADDITION: Baradar: Pakistan Must Provide Firm Guarantees to Keep Trade Routes Open, Afghanistan Bans All Pharmaceutical Imports from Pakistan
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, has stressed that Pakistan must offer strong and practical… https://t.co/ItewjvOFK4
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According to the private news agency Khorasan Diary, Mullah Baradar, during a meeting with Afghan traders, said that Afghanistan must now reduce its dependence on Pakistan for trade and strengthen relations through other regional routes.
The report said that he demanded Pakistan provide firm and practical guarantees to ensure that trade routes would not be closed again for any political or security reasons.
Mullah Baradar also said that trade relations with Pakistan will only be restored once guarantees are given that routes will not be closed again, whether in times of war or peace.
Meanwhile, the Taliban government has imposed a complete ban on the import of all pharmaceutical products from Pakistan. Taliban officials announced that after three months, the buying and selling of Pakistani medicines in Afghanistan will be considered illegal.
