Air cargo services between India, Afghanistan to be launched soon

AL-Monitor
Nov 21, 2025
Afghanistan's Taliban Trade Minister Nooruddin Azizi addresses a delegation during a meeting in New Delhi, India, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra
Afghanistan's Taliban Trade Minister Nooruddin Azizi addresses a delegation during a meeting in New Delhi, India, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra — Bhawika Chhabra

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air cargo services between India and Afghanistan will be launchedsoon, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Friday, during a visit by Afghanistan's Taliban Trade Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi to New Delhi.

"I am pleased to announce that the air freight corridor on the Kabul-Delhi sector and Kabul-Amristar routes have been activated and cargo flights on these sectors will come very soon," the official, Anand Prakash, said.

(Reporting by Nigam Prusty; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)