MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Traders and their representatives in northern Balkh province say commercial activities declined by 20 percent at Hairatan and Aqina ports due to recent insecurity in northern provinces.
They say the Taliban also collect taxes from traders on the Mazar-Shiberghan, Mazar-Baghlan and Mazar-Dara Souf highways and they even stop commercial tankers and confiscate them.
Arash Younisi, Balkh Chamber of Commerce director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that trade activities decreased by 20 percent at Hairatan and Aqina ports due to recent unrest . . .
