Fourteen trucks loaded with dried fruit and other goods from Afghanistan have arrived in India after the reopening of the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab, Indian officials confirmed Wednesday night.

According to The Hindu, the goods, valued at about US$670,000, will help the local market regain some economic momentum.

"The arrival of 14 trucks laden with dry fruits, mulathhi [liquorice] and other assorted goods in the last four days till July 21 worth over ₹5 crore ($670,000) has brought back a semblance of normalcy in the markets," Ashok Sethi, Director of the Confederation of International Chambers of Commerce and Industry, told The Hindu.

Both Pakistan and India had suspended cross-border trade in March in order to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

But on July 15, Pakistan gave the go-ahead for goods to be transported overland through the country to India in accordance with the Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement.

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