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阿富汗托克漢姆港口加速與中國的貿易
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新華社2023-06-28
2023年5月16日拍攝的照片顯示，阿富汗楠格哈爾省巴基斯坦和阿富汗之間的托克漢姆過境點滿載商品的卡車。 新華社發（賽弗拉曼·薩菲攝）
阿富汗東部楠格哈爾省的托克漢姆連接鄰國巴基斯坦和中國，被認為是一個主要的過境點，通過飽受戰爭蹂躪的阿富汗連接南亞和中亞。
新華社喀布爾6月28日電 在阿富汗東部托克漢姆陸港，站在十幾個集裝箱旁等待接收從中國進口的貨物，阿富汗商人帕維茲·汗表示，他與中國合作夥伴的生意改變了他的生活條件。
“自從12年前開始創業以來，我的生活條件發生了變化，現在我有車有房，生活一帆風順，”汗告訴新華社。
阿富汗東部楠格哈爾省的托克漢姆連接鄰國巴基斯坦和中國，被認為是一個主要的過境點，通過飽受戰爭蹂躪的阿富汗連接南亞和中亞。
從中國進口化妝品，汗表示，中國產品價格合理，深受阿富汗人歡迎。他和其他阿富汗貿易商通過巴基斯坦卡拉奇港從中國進口貨物，交貨時間約為三個月。
2023 年 5 月 16 日拍攝的照片顯示，人們在巴基斯坦和阿富汗楠格哈爾省之間的托克漢姆過境點。 新華社發（賽弗拉曼·薩菲攝）
汗指出，從中國運輸一個集裝箱到阿富汗托爾克姆需要花費20萬至25萬阿富汗尼（2,300至2,900美元）。
托克漢姆過境點總是熙熙攘攘，每天都有數十萬人忙著做生意，買賣各種物品以維持家人的生計。“將25噸或27噸貨物從邊境小鎮海拉坦運到巴基斯坦白沙瓦需要20至25天，”卡車司機奧斯坦說。
邊境城鎮托爾卡姆專員穆夫提·埃斯馬圖拉 (Torkham Mufti Esmatullah) 表示，每天有 400 或 450 個集裝箱在通往巴基斯坦的邊境城鎮托爾卡姆被清關，幾乎相同數量的集裝箱運往阿富汗。
“其中大部分是來自中國的商品，”他補充道。
這位官員表示，阿富汗向中國出口的產品包括鬆子、杏仁和核桃。
2023年5月16日拍攝的照片顯示，阿富汗楠格哈爾省巴基斯坦和阿富汗之間的托克漢姆過境點滿載商品的卡車。 新華社發（賽弗拉曼·薩菲攝）
不過，他承認，電匯（TT）仍然是阿富汗商人與其中國合作夥伴之間開展業務的障礙，因為由於美國對阿富汗銀行係統的限製，阿富汗人無法轉賬。
埃斯馬圖拉對新華社表示：“我們的要求是與阿富汗貿易商合作，讓貿易免受政治影響。”
盡管如此，該官員指出，阿富汗當局一直在努力保持托克漢姆過境點全天候開放，並降低關稅，作為擴大商業活動努力的一部分。
楠格哈爾省公共關係官員庫裏希·巴德隆說：“托爾卡姆港作為一個樞紐對阿富汗來說非常重要，因為包括中國在內的貿易商的貨物進入該國。”
“通過托爾卡姆港，我們與中國建立了良好的貿易關係，因此我們更加重視它，”他補充道。
Afghanistan's Torkham port gears up trade with China
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Xinhua 2023-06-28
Photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows trucks full of commercial goods at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
Torkham in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, which connects neighboring Pakistan onward to China, has been regarded as a major border crossing, linking South Asia and Central Asia via the war-torn Afghanistan.
KABUL, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Standing besides a dozen containers at the Torkham land port of eastern Afghanistan and waiting to receive his goods imported from China, Afghan businessman Parwiz Khan said his business with Chinese partners had changed his living conditions.
"Since I began my business 12 years ago, my living conditions have changed, as today I have a car, a house, and life is going on smoothly," Khan told Xinhua.
Torkham in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, which connects neighboring Pakistan onward to China, has been regarded as a major border crossing, linking South Asia and Central Asia via the war-torn Afghanistan.
Importing cosmetics from China, Khan said Chinese products are popular among Afghans due to their reasonable pricing, adding that he and other Afghan traders import their goods from China through the Pakistani port of Karachi, and it took about three months to deliver the goods.
Photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows people at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
It costs 200,000 to 250,000 afghanis (2,300 to 2,900 U.S. dollars) to transport one container from China to Torkham of Afghanistan, Khan noted.
The Torkham crossing point is always hustle and bustle, as hundreds of thousands of people are busy with their businesses every day, buying and selling a variety of items to earn a livelihood for their families.
"It takes 20 to 25 days to transport 25 tons or 27 tons of goods from the border town of Hairatan to Pakistan's Peshawar," truck driver Ostan said.
Each day 400 or 450 containers are cleared in the border town of Torkham towards Pakistan and almost the same number comes to Afghanistan, commissioner of the border town of Torkham Mufti Esmatullah said.
"The majority of them are goods from China," he added.
Afghanistan's exports to China include pine nuts, almonds and walnut, the official said.
Photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows trucks full of commercial goods at the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
However, he admitted that telegraphic transfer (TT) has remained an obstacle in business between Afghan traders and their Chinese partners, as Afghans cannot transfer money due to restrictions imposed by the United States on the Afghan banking system.
"Our request is to cooperate with Afghan traders and exempt trade from politics," Esmatullah told Xinhua.
Nevertheless, the official noted that Afghan authorities have been working to keep the Torkham crossing point open around the clock and reduce tariffs as part of the efforts to expand business activities.
"The Torkham port as a pivotal point is important for Afghanistan as traders' goods including those from China enter the country," said Qurishi Badlon, public relations officer of Nangarhar province.
"Via the Torkham port, we have established good trade relations with China, and therefore we attach more importance to it," he added. ■
