Says the situation has changed and Afghanistan can now also use Iran’s Chabahar PortAfghanistan’s Chief Executive said that his country no longer depends on Pakistan for transit trade. Afghanistan says it no longer relies on Karachi Port after Indian shipment arrives via Chabahar“There’s a world of difference between transit trading from Chabahar Port and the Pakistani ports. The reason-in-chief being; India intends to bypass Pakistan and increase its trade relations with Afghanistan. Chabahar Port not an alliance against Pakistan: FOJust a week ago, the first shipment of wheat from India reached Afghanistan via Chabahar. India wasn’t given permission to use Pakistan’s land route, hence the alternate route.
Source: The Express Tribune November 16, 2017 09:33 UTC