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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Hormuz disruption, border wars choke Afghanistan's auto trade

Spin Boldak: In Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a once-thriving business of trading car parts from far-flung places has screeched to a halt due to conflicts at the country's borders.

The brakes were first put on the Spin Boldak market when cross-border violence with neighbouring Pakistan prompted the near-total closure of the frontier in October.

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