Afghanistan-Pakistan transit trade plunges to USD 367 million in the outgoing fiscal year from USD 5 billion in 2021, according to a media report. The transit trade between the two countries has suffered one of its steepest declines, plunging to just 11,592 containers worth USD 367 million in FY-26, the Dawn reported on Sunday. The trade plummeted from nearly 89,000 containers valued at USD 5 billion before the Taliban returned to power in 2021, as Kabul's growing reliance on Iranian routes increased in recent years, the report said. Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan in October 2025 over security concerns, which impacted the transit trade to some extent. However, the data shows that transit trade had begun losing momentum well before Islamabad implemented restrictions, the report said.