The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban governor of Herat met with Iran's deputy ambassador to Afghanistan to discuss easing visa procedures for citizens of both countries and expanding bilateral trade, the Taliban's provincial media office said on Thursday, Aug. 6.
According to the Taliban's media office in Herat, Governor Noor Ahmad Islamjar and Iranian Deputy Ambassador Seyed Hassan Mortazavi also discussed strengthening economic and commercial ties, increasing trade exchanges and addressing transportation challenges.
The statement said Islamjar called for easier visa issuance for Afghan and Iranian citizens, increased trade through the Islam Qala border crossing and solutions to transportation problems along the Dogharoon-Islam Qala route.
According to the statement, Mortazavi stressed the need for greater cooperation and coordination to facilitate visa issuance and increase the movement of commercial goods between the two countries.
The Iranian diplomat also pledged to support efforts to resolve existing challenges affecting trade and transit between Afghanistan and Iran.
The Islam Qala-Dogharoon border crossing is one of the main trade and transit corridors between Afghanistan and Iran and plays a key role in the transportation of commercial goods between the two neighboring countries.
