LONDON — Iran restarted exports of gasoline and
gasoil to Afghanistan a few days ago, following a request from the Taliban,
Iran's Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Products Exporters' Union said on Monday.
اضافة اعلان
The group seized power in Afghanistan last week as the
United States and its allies
withdrew troops after a 20-year war.
The price of gasoline in Afghanistan reached $900 per tonne
last week as many panicked Afghans drove out of cities, fearing reprisals and a
return to a harsh version of Islamic law the Taliban imposed when in power two
decades ago.
To counter the price spike, the
new Taliban government asked
Shiite Iran to keep the borders open for traders.
"The Taliban sent messages to Iran saying 'you can
continue the exports of petroleum products'," Hamid Hosseini, board member
and spokesperson at the Iranian union in Tehran, told Reuters, adding that some
Iranian traders had been cautious due to security concerns.
Iranian exports began a few days ago, after the Taliban cut
tariffs on imports of fuel from Iran up to 70 percent, Hosseini added, showing
an official document from the Afghan customs organization.
The main Iranian exports to Afghanistan are gasoline and
gasoil. Iran exported about 400,000 tonnes of fuel to its neighbor from May
2020 to May 2021, according to a report published by PetroView, an Iranian oil
and gas research and consultancy platform.
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