Herat’s aging grain silo faces imminent shutdown amid budget cuts and neglect

Herat’s aging grain silo faces imminent shutdown amid budget cuts and neglect

HERAT, Afghanistan — The central grain silo in Herat, once a cornerstone of Afghanistan’s food security infrastructure, is on the verge of collapse, officials of the facility warned, citing a lack of contracts, salary delays, and aging machinery that has gone unrepaired for decades. Built more than 50 years ago during the presidency of Mohammad Daoud, the silo was designed to store up to 20,000 metric tons of wheat and produce 20,000 loaves of b…