BERLIN -- India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan as a provider of crucial aid, going through Iran and sidelining a once indispensable Pakistan.
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India builds soft power in Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan
Donation of 20,000 tonnes of wheat to transit through Iranian port
Trucks carrying wheat for Afghanistan move in a convoy near Lahore, Pakistan, in February 2022. Tensions between India and Pakistan hindered the transports, but now New Delhi plans to ship through an Iranian port. © Reuters
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