Faiz Askari

US Exempted Afghanistan & India From Sanctions for Iran's Chabahar Port Project

Afghanistan has welcomed the exemption from the Iran sanctions given by the US for the India-developed Chabahar Port project. "We appreciate the collaboration and flexibility of our strategic partner, the US to work with Afghanistan, Iran and India towards exempting the port from its sanctions," Afghanistan's Permanent Representative Mahmoud Saikal told the Security Council.