Positives aus Afghanistan: Lastwagen-Transporte im TIR-System wieder möglich

Es müssen nicht immer nur negative Meldungen aus Afghanistan sein: Seit dem (heutigen) 4. September ist das Land wieder an das TIR-System angeschlossen. Das kennen die meisten hierzulande nur von den Schildern an schweren Lastwagen: TIR oder Transports Internationaux Routiers steht für ein internationales Abkommen, das den grenzüberschreitenden Straßentransport erleichtern soll.

Nach mehr als 30 Jahren Unterbrechung – und: nach mehr als 30 Jahren Krieg am Hindukusch – ist Afghanistan wieder in dieses System zurückgekehrt. Die Mitteilung der International Road Transport Union:

Kabul – After some 30 years of suspension, Afghanistan is back today as the 58th country to enjoy facilitated and secure trade by international road transport, as the TIR System has been reactivated today for transport operations to, from and across Afghanistan – an important development marked by an official ceremony, attended by high level Afghan officials, including the Minister of Finance, Hazrat Omar Zakhelwal,  the Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Jarullah Mansoori, the Director General of the Afghan Customs Department, Dr Najibullah Wardak, the Head of Transport Division of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Secretariat, Dr Ismail Tekesadat, as well as Heads of diplomatic missions from various countries.While enabling the Afghan business community to trade with its partners in a facilitated and secure way with reduced transport times and costs, reactivating TIR in Afghanistan will also open up considerable economic opportunities for landlocked Central Asian countries that can now trade with all TIR countries by road and facilitate their access to sea.