Preliminary works on lying the 1468-kilometer long Mazar-i-Sharif-Herat-Kandahar railway line will be launched this solar year. The Railway Project will connect Afghanistan to East Asia, Iran, Turkey, and several European countries.
Publish dateTuesday 2 May 2023 - 09:42
Story Code : 269292
Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)_Monitoring, The ambitious project, known as the Mazar-i-Sharif-Herat-Kandahar Railway project, has been approved by the Islamic Emirate’s Economic Commission and will be funded entirely by domestic resources, according to a statement released on Monday by the office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
The 1,468 km network will cross nine provinces, 37 districts, and 800 villages. The project will connect Afghanistan to East Asia, Iran, Turkey, and several European countries.
There will be two phases to the project’s completion. A 657-kilometre road via Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat will be part of the first phase. An 811-kilometre road will connect Herat and Kandahar as part of the second phase.
“According to the economic and technical studies, and taking into account the transit value, the value of the estimated transfer and the revenue, the work on the project’s first phase will commence this year,” the statement said.
The 1,468 km network will cross nine provinces, 37 districts, and 800 villages. The project will connect Afghanistan to East Asia, Iran, Turkey, and several European countries.
There will be two phases to the project’s completion. A 657-kilometre road via Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat will be part of the first phase. An 811-kilometre road will connect Herat and Kandahar as part of the second phase.
“According to the economic and technical studies, and taking into account the transit value, the value of the estimated transfer and the revenue, the work on the project’s first phase will commence this year,” the statement said.
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