News in Brief
Afghanistan’s first rail cargo exported to Turkey via Iran
TASNIM – Afghanistan’s first export shipment containing 1,100 tons of mineral ore was exported by train from Roznak station to Turkey via Iran.
In a statement, the Afghanistan Railway Department announced that this export included talc mineral exported to the city of Mersin, Turkey.
This is the first shipment of Afghanistan’s “talc” that has gone to Turkey through Iran, the report added.
Spokesman for the Transportation and Aviation Authority of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Imamuddin Ahmadihad previously announced that import and export between Afghanistan and Turkey will be carried out by land route for the first time.
Hand-woven carpets and rugs, dried fruits and precious stones are among the goods exported from Afghanistan to Turkey and other countries.
Tehran to renovate public transportation
fleet with
2,000 EVs
IRNA – Tehran Municipality has announced to replace 2,000 old taxis with electric vehicles (EVs).
Shadi Maleki, the caretaker of the Taxi Organization of Tehran, said that the measure takes place as part of plans to renovate the city’s transportation fleet to help improve air quality.
She noted that under an agreement between her organization and Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Company, owners of taxis older than 10 years can register for a supportive package to receive EVs in exchange for their taxis.
Some 27,500 taxis, as well as 5,000 vans, are scheduled to join Tehran’s transportation fleet this year, the official said, adding that some 10,000 electric taxis will be supplied to the applicants in the first phase.
The head of Modiran Vehicle Manufacturing Company has also said that an agreement has been signed for the supply of 2,000 cars. He noted that in the first phase, the company will supply 1,000 vehicles.