Posted 3/24/2024, 1:25:35 PM
Pakistan and Afghanistan Hold Trade Talks Amid Tensions, Seeking to Resolve Transit Issues and Boost Commerce
- Pakistani and Afghan officials to meet in Kabul for trade talks, aiming to resolve transit trade issues and boost bilateral commerce
- Talks come amid recent tensions over Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan; both sides trying to normalize relations
- Key issues include Pakistan's bans on certain Afghan transit imports and requirement of 100% bank guarantee
- Trade volume between countries has dropped from $1.4 billion target to around $500 million
- Pakistan warns it could block trade corridor it provides for Afghanistan-India trade if Kabul doesn't curb anti-Pakistan militants