Iran Opening Eases Choke Hold of U.N. Sanctions on Afghans From: The Washington Post | Date: December 22, 1999| Author: Pamela Constable | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Convoys of brightly painted trucks chug along the highway from the nearby border with Iran, groaning under impossible loads of rubber tires, cooking oil and sacks of grain. Some cargoes are destined for the Afghan capital, Kabul, which is desperately lacking in food and essential goods. Others are headed for Pakistan, where they will fetch much higher prices.

Until several weeks ago, there were no trucks. The Iran- Afghanistan border had been closed for more than a year because of poli...

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