KABUL - Iran is almost 2,000 fuel tanker truck from crossing in Afghanistan, claiming your load would provide US-led coalition forces preventing, Afghan officials say.
Unannounced border blocking enters its third week, threatens to push up fuel prices before Afghanistan strict winter, deprive the Kabul Government millions of dollars of customs revenue, these officials say.
About 30% of Afghanistan fuel imports come through its western border with the Iran, according to the country Commerce Ministry. The Afghan Government says are all these imports for civilian use.
The question whether some of its fuel comes by the Iranian border, said the U.S.-led coalition "not discuss the status of logistics operations for security reasons and the supply routes used [are]." Most of the Coalition ships fuel from the former Soviet republics in Central Asia, Western Afghanistan officials say.
While the Iran in generally good relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, whose Office receives a regular cash payout of Tehran says the presence of American troops in the country against the Iranian regime. Said repeatedly Iran helps arm funds and some rebel groups in Afghanistan American officials. Millions of Afghans is working in Iran, a more prosperous and developed country and trade between the two is booming.
Afghan officials say that the stranded fuel, Iranian imports and deliveries including in transit via Iran from the Iraq and Saudi Arabia is used, heat Afghans houses, businesses and civil aircraft to fly.
"This is hurting all Afghanistan." We are a landlocked country, and our company and people rely on fuel from the Iran Walid Tamim, the Deputy Chairman of the Dawi oil fuel in Afghanistan imported civil aviation said.
600 Fuel tankers are to put the Iranian border with Afghanistan southwestern Nimroz Province, said Nimroz Customs Chief Ilhamuddin Mazhar and backlogs at the borders of the Western provinces Herat and Farah have built similar size.
Tehran never formally announced the border ban. But in private talks with Afghan authorities, Iranian officials have claimed this fuel of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan provides Afghan Government officials according to the top.
Afghanistan, who said he contacted the Iranian Government at the beginning of the blockade, preserved, has an official answer if fuel imports would resume, Sharif Shairifi, Afghanistan's Deputy Minister for trade said.
The Iranian Embassy in Kabul refused to comment now on the matter and Iran's mission to the United Nations in New York do not respond to requests for comment.
The U.S. led coalition confirms Iran blocking said the fuel supply interruptions are not its operations affect.
Mr Shairifi said Afghans could face Treibstoffknappheit - soon so as temperatures drop below freezing through much of the country.
Afghanistan is millions of dollars in customs revenue from losing the dispute. NIMROZ province alone lost over $3.5 million in customs charges in the past two weeks and Farah and Herat are equally affected provinces, said Mr. Mazhar.
Iran isn't the only country, stopping the flow of supplies to Afghanistan. Retaliation for coalition violate aircraft Pakistan airspace in September shutdown Pakistan the main border crossing with Afghanistan for several days. The border re-opened after the Coalition excused himself.
Mr Tamim Dawi oil said his company often alternative routes because of the unpredictable barrier find operations must its business thousands of dollars cost. Dawi oil imports most of its fuel by Uzbekistan and Pakistan, but used the Iranian border and.
"The Afghan Government must work to retain borders with regional Governments through agreements," said Mr Tamim. "My company is constantly affected by our neighbours to close their borders whenever you want."
-Arif Afzalzadacontributed to this article.
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