The head of the Customs department of Afghanistan’s eastern province Nangarhar has reported a marked decline in imports from Pakistan.
Khalid Omer, head of Afghan Customs in Nangarhar said that Pakistan always creates problems in the process of exports and imports, therefore, Kabul has no choice but to use alternative ways to import goods, which has caused the volume of imports from Pakistan to decrease.
“Traders mostly import their goods from Chabahar port. Imports from Pakistan have decreased, but our exports have increased,” said Mohammad Khalid Omar, head of Nangarhar Customs.
Khalid Omar, however, stressed that the decrease in imports and increase in exports has not caused a change in Nangarhar customs revenue.
Meanwhile, the drop in imports from Pakistan has caused the business of some drivers who work on the Torkham-Kabul route to decrease.
“I used to commute three times a month, now once,” a truck driver said.
Several businessmen, however, said that export and import problems should be resolved through dialogue with Pakistan.
