NIMROZ (TOLOnews): Workers who trade on both sides of the Rah-Abrisham (Silk Bridge) in Nimroz, at the border with Iran, protested in front of the provincial governor’s office.
The protesters say that for the past three days, local government officials have prevented their movement across the border, forcing them to protest.
These individuals, holding Iranian business visas, purchase certain commercial goods from the other side of the Rah-Abrisham and bring them to Nimroz without paying customs duties, then sell them.
One protester, Abdul Hakim, said: “We ask the governor to cooperate with us, and we will cooperate with him; if he tells us not to import something, we won’t import it.” Another protester, Sardar Wali, said: “We transfer goods worth five thousand Afghanis; what will be the customs duty for this amount?”
Abdul Khaliq, another protester, said: “Our request to the authorities is that we, seven hundred people, work at this border, each person has borrowed up to seventy thousand Afghanis, and we are all poor people, our leaders should hear our voice.”
Meanwhile, local officials in Nimroz say that these individuals import and sell low-quality and expired commercial goods from Iran.
Hamed Ibrahim, the head of the Nimroz governor’s office, said: “Most of the goods they import are low-quality, have uncertain expiry dates, and are expired.”
According to statistics, at least more than 300 people are engaged in the trade of commercial goods on both sides of the Rah-Abrisham.
Traders say that the activities of these individuals have caused congestion on the Rah-Abrisham.
Meanwhile, the local administration in Nimroz has allowed them to import their family’s necessities.
