Afghan Trade Routes Collapsed

Summary

Afghanistan’s vital trade routes are collapsing under a double blow: Pakistan’s border closure forced rerouting through Iran, but conflict in the Strait of Hormuz then blocked that escape route, stranding ships and containers. The World Food Program, already starved of funding, now faces total cutoffs of nutritional supplements for malnourished children a…

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Afghanistan’s vital trade routes are collapsing under a double blow: Pakistan’s border closure forced rerouting through Iran, but conflict in the Strait of Hormuz then blocked that escape route, stranding ships and containers. The World Food Program, already starved of funding, now faces total cutoffs of nutritional supplements for malnourished children and mothers, with clinics turning away desperate families. Supplies are now forced on a treacherous, three-month detour through Central Asia, tr

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