India gives Afghanistan duty-free market access

NEW DELHI (Pajhwok): India on Thursday offered Afghanistan duty-free access to its market to boost the economy of the war-ravaged Central Asian nation.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin told reporters: “India provides duty-free access to the Indian market for Afghanistan’s exports under the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA).”

India offered to allow Afghan trucks to directly unload at its integrated check-post in Attari to give a fillip to Afghanistan’s exports and to reduce transaction costs, the official said. India and Afghanistan had problems in the area trade through Pakistan.

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