Big drop in Turkey's cargo deliveries to Afghanistan, data says
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Some 506 Turkish trucks transported cargo from Turkey to Afghanistan from January through April 2020, which is 45 percent less than in the same period of 2019, Trend reports on May 20 referring to Turkey’s International Freight Forwarders Association (UND).
"Afghanistan accounted for 0.14 percent of the total volume of cargo transportation by trucks from Turkey over the reporting period," the association said.
According to the UND, just 25 Turkish trucks transported cargo from Turkey to Afghanistan in April 2020, which is 94 percent less than in April 2019.
In total, 369,978 trucks from Turkey transported cargo abroad from January through April 2020, which is 8 percent less compared to the same period of 2019.
Some 79,909 trucks from Turkey transported cargo abroad in April 2020, which is 23 percent less compared to April 2019.
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