Afghanistan, July 13 -- US strikes targeting infrastructure at Iran's Chabahar Port have raised fresh concerns over Afghanistan's access to regional trade, threatening one of the country's main alternatives to Pakistani transit routes at a time when Kabul is seeking to reduce its dependence on Pakistan for overseas commerce.

US military strikes targeting infrastructure at Iran's Chabahar Port have intensified concerns over Afghanistan's external trade, with analysts warning that any prolonged disruption could undermine one of Kabul's most important alternatives to Pakistani transit routes.

According to reports by The Times of India, the strikes damaged Chabahar's vessel traffic control tower, disrupting operations at the strategic port th...