NATO to up Afghanistan shipping via Azerbaijan (UPDATED)
BAKU – NATO is expected to increase shipping to Afghanistan via Georgia and Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Transport Ministry said.
A portion of military equipment withdrawn from Iraq, along with a non-military shipment will be sent to Afghanistan via Turkey, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan.
The ministry said European countries have increased the shipment of humanitarian goods to Afghanistan. In the first half of this year, 190.400 tonnes of humanitarian cargo, including medicines, equipments for the troops, as well as non-military supplies were sent to Afghanistan via TRACECA.
Head of the National Secretariat of the TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission in Azerbaijan, Akif Mustafayev said every month NATO countries transport 1500 containers to Afghanistan via Azerbaijan.
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