India has pledged $100 million for Chabahar port: Afghan envoy

India has earmarked USD 100 million for upgradation of Chabahar port in Iran so as to improve trade with Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries, Afghan envoy to India Shaida Mohammad Abdali has said. ‘Ultimately the port connects the Central Asia with south Asia. And we have in-principle agreed. The draft has been circulated, and India has already pledged USD 100 million for upgrading the port,’ Abdali told PTI. ‘The money has been pledged by the Indian government, and we are simply waiting for the technical committee to address some of the legal issues,’ he said during his recent visit here. While Afghanistan is allowed to export to India through Pakistan, India is not allowed to export to Afghanistan through Pakistan. Abdali said that because of the problems related to ports in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan decided to use the Chabahar port for import and export of goods, according to Indiatimes.com