The General Director of the Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) has met with the heads of various Iranian companies.

The Director of Afghanistan Railway Authority, and his delegation met, Head of Iran Railways, in Tehran.

A railway bridge under construction in India collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least 26 workers and injuring two others, police said.

According to a statement, head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, met with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for Political Affairs.

Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan agreed on the route of a railway project connecting the three countries.

The General Director of the Afghan Railway Authority, embarked on an official visit to Pakistan.

According to a reports by China media, China has unveiled its most expensive Belt and Road Initiative to date, a $58 billion railway system connecting Pakistan to western China, which aims to reduce Western trade dependence.

Last week 136,211 tons transfers have been made through the Afghanistan Railway. The Afghan Railway Authority said.

The Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) said that work on identifying the routes for a major railway project, the Trans-Afghanistan Railway, has been finalized and talks are underway with Uzbekistan and Pakistan officials to kick off the project.

To establish a new economic railway corridor to boost trade for Afghanistan. Representatives from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, China and Kyrgyzstan signed an agreement in Tashkent.

Turkmen embassoder Khawaja Awadov, said in a meeting with the chief director of Afghanistan’s Railway Authority, that 28 educational scholarships will be given to the employees of this authority.

No technical problems with the proposed route for a 780 km trans-Afghanistan railway which would link Uzbekistan with Kabul, Jalalabad, a preliminary field survey has found.

The Uzbek Foreign Ministry announced that, Termez-Mazar-e-Sharif and Peshawar railway lines will start soon.

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov in Tashkent.

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan are set to conduct a survey of the trans-Afghan railway project.

The Economic Commission meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar approved 6 of Kabul Municipality’s partnership projects to be contracted through the tender process.

Iraq announced negotiations are underway with Iran and Syria to develop a transnational railway line linking the three countries.

Pakistan’s Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said Pakistan Railways will connect Iran, Afghanistan Turkey and Russia through rail link.