Afghan President inaugurates air corridor with India enabling ag exports

President Ashraf Ghani has inaugurated the first Afghanistan-India air corridor, with the first flight carrying 60 tons of medicinal plants worth $11 million which will be followed by a second flight with 40 tons of dry fruit from the southern Kandahar province.

The new route offers a direct path that bypasses Pakistan and is meant to improve commerce. Ghani, who thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the air corridor, said the aim of the route is to create more opportunities and make Afghanistan an exporter country. “India is a big market for Afghan goods,” he said.

The president’s adviser, Sediqullah Mujadedi, said Afghan agricultural products will for the first time head to India on cargo planes.

The Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) officials said the cost of transporting a kilogram of vegetables and fresh fruit from Kabul and Kandahar to Indian markets will be about 20 cents per kg, and the cost of a kilogram of goods from India to Afghanistan will be about 40 cents.

source: hindustantimes.com

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