India denies Afghanistan trade halt

New Delhi, The government on Tuesday dismissed claims by some Pakistani social media accounts that India has suspended trade operations with Afghanistan due to unrest in Iran, saying the reports were completely false.It said that a fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts on the matter.Iran is witnessing widespread nationwide protests."A fabricated letter is being circulated by #Pakistani propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with #Afghanistan due to escalating unrest in #Iran," PIB Fact Check said in a social media post.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">A fabricated letter is being circulated by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistani</a> propaganda accounts, falsely claiming that India has temporarily suspended trade operations with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Afghanistan</a> due to escalating unrest in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Iran</a>.<br/><br/><br />�� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PIBFactCheck</a>:<br/><br/><br />❌ The letter is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FAKE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FAKE</a><br/><br/><br />�� Stay alert. Do not share such… <a href="https://t.co/tgZ0LzCFDM">pic.twitter.com/tgZ0LzCFDM</a><br /><br />— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href="https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/2010971192015172006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>In 2024-25, India's exports to Afghanistan stood at $318.91 million, while imports were aggregated at $689.81 million.