Indo-Afghan air corridor expanded to Herat

HERAT: India-Afghanistan air corridor was expanded on Monday to Herat with the launch of Herat-NewDelhi air corridor, reports foreign media. It was inaugurated by Governor of Herat Abdul Qaiyoum Rahimi, Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister of Afganistan Ajmal Rahimzai and India's Consul General to Herat Kumar Gaurav. Air freight of 200 kilograms of Afghan saffron and 1600 kilogram of pistachios reached Delhi via the corridor on Monday. Herat, situated in Northwestern Afghanistan, is the third largest city of the landlocked South Asian country. The air corridor will help the products from the region get a huge market in India.