Stanikzai urges Pakistan to keep Afghanistan’s trade routes open, warns of retaliation

Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban Political Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, urged Pakistan to stop creating obstacles for Afghan traders, especially during the peak trading season for summer fruits and vegetables.

Speaking to a group of traders in Logar province, Stanikzai emphasized that closing trade and transit routes into Pakistan is not beneficial for either country.

“Afghanistan serves as a vital transit route between Pakistan and Central Asia,” he said....