Satellite Pics Show 500 Oil Tankers Destroyed On Afghanistan-Iran Border Satellite Pics Show 500 Oil Tankers Destroyed On Afghanistan-Iran Border The Islam Qala border crossing is a lifeline for millions in Afghanistan. As part of a special concession, the United States allows Afghanistan to import fuel and oil from Iran.
Updated: February 18, 2021 11:06 am IST
Close-up view of Afghanistan s Islam Qala border crossing and destroyed oil tankers.
Highlights
Pics indicate debris continues to smoulder days after first explosion
Damage is believed to be in the range of $50 million
New Delhi:
High resolution satellite imagery shows the impact of a massive fire that engulfed hundreds of trucks on February 13 at Afghanistan s Islam Qala, a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran s Herat province. At least 60 people were injured, news agency AFP reported.
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The governor of Afghanistan’s Herat province says investigators have begun sifting through the ruins of a massive fire that destroyed hundreds of fuel tankers parked at a major crossing at the Afghanistan-Iran border
Afghan Trucks Stranded in Iran after Herat Fire
Investors on Tuesday said hundreds of Afghan trucks have been stranded in Iran following the fire at Islam Qala customs. Islam Qala, on the border with Iran, is a major trade port in the country.
The trucks are those driven to Iran to avoid the fire and were left across the border due to the halted customs activities in Islam Qala.
Investors said the trucks carry fresh fruit, food and raw material for factories. Some trucks are carrying vegetables that will spoil.
“At least 400 container trucks from our company have been stuck in Iran,” said Mohammad Latif Qanawezan, an investor. “Some trucks should enter Herat soon so they are unloaded, and their goods should be sent to cold storage facilities; otherwise, it will do major damage to the country’s economy.”
The blaze spread for three days after an explosion on Saturday which set off a huge fire that engulfed many of the hundreds of trucks lined up at the border crossing