KABUL, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Authorities have destroyed 100 tons of substandard petroleum products at the Islam Qala border customs facility in western Afghanistan's Herat Province, the local media outlet Tolonews reported on Saturday.
According to the report, the seized materials included unusable petrol and diesel that had been covertly transported into the country by smugglers using commercial vehicles over various periods of time.
The efforts to prevent the entry of low-grade or illegally imported fuel continue at border checkpoints across the country, the report said.
The Afghan government announced its plans last year to increase oil production from the Amu Darya Basin to 3,000 tons per day. ■
