KABUL, May 31 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan’s security forces, seized 50 trucks loaded with wheat, in the country’s southern province of Helmand, foiling a smuggling bid, the local government confirmed today.
The seizure took place along the Kandahar-Herat highway, in Washer district in the province, 555 km in the south of Afghanistan’s Kabul yesterday, the local government wrote on social media.
The wheat was expected to be smuggled to a neighbouring country, according to the source.
On May 19, the Taliban-led caretaker government, banned wheat exports, in a move to ensure food security and prevent a shortage of wheat, but the rising food prices in Afghanistan have not been eased.– NNN-ANA
