Afghanistan, Oct. 26 -- Afghanistan and Iran have begun round-the-clock transit operations at the Milak border crossing, doubling daily truck traffic to around 800 vehicles, according to officials in Afghanistan's Nimroz province.
Saifullah Mohammadi, head of the Taliban governor's office in Nimroz, said on Monday, October 26, that trucks carrying imported and exported goods can now pass through the crossing at all hours.
Before the change, around 400 trucks crossed the route daily. The number has since increased to approximately 800, Mohammadi said.
The crossing connects Afghanistan's Nimroz province with Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province and is an important trade route between the two countries, including for transporting Iranian ...