The project includes approximately 760 kilometers of new railway construction inside Afghanistan, between Mazar-e Sharif and Torkham.
Afghanistan’s central bank has announced that commercial banks will participate in financing the planned Herat–Mazar-e-Sharif railway project, a major infrastructure initiative estimated to cost nearly 55...
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, on Thursday officially reopened the fifth section of the Hairatan–Mazar-e-Sharif railway line in northern Balkh...
In the infrastructure sector, projects include connecting the eastern Kandahar substation to the new central substation in Tarinkot, as well as a major electricity transmission project...
Noor Ahmad Islamjar has said construction of the Robat Paryan railway station in Herat Province is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed in the...
The Ministry of Public Works has confirmed that railway transport through Afghanistan’s four main ports is running normally, with no disruptions reported. According to the ministry,...
The bulk of cargo passed through the key rail links at Hairatan, Aqina, Torghundi, and the Khawaf–Herat railway connecting Afghanistan with Iran.
Uzbekistan has addressed major organizational matters related to the Trans-Afghan railway project, with work now focused on preparing its feasibility study, according to Trend citing the...
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, met on Tuesday in Kabul with Jabbar Ali Zakari, Head of Iran’s Railway Authority, and his...
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Islamabad is working on the Trans-Afghan railway project aimed at boosting regional trade and connectivity. Speaking at the closing...
Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has urged the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to explore new alternative transport corridors, specifically proposing the integration of a railway project...
The new initiatives come amid a broader push by Iran to expand its international railway footprint as part of its regional connectivity and trade facilitation strategy.
The foreign ministers of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan convened in Kabul on Thursday for a high-level trilateral meeting, where they reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening economic...
A delegation from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) participated in the 12th Congress of the International Union of Railways (UIC), held in China, where representatives...
The first-ever passenger rail service connecting Mashhad, Iran, and Herat, Afghanistan, is set to begin operations within the next two weeks, according to a senior Iranian...
Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, held a virtual meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Ismatullah Ergashev, to discuss regional cooperation and progress on the ambitious...
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has said in a phone call with his Uzbek counterpart that Afghanistan is fully prepared for the implementation of the...
Visiting Kabul, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin said on Monday that Astana is ready to invest $500 million in the construction of the Torghandi-Herat railway...
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that both sides had agreed to make joint efforts to realize the “dream”...
The Ministry of Public Works has announced that three memorandums of understanding (MOU) have been signed with Turkmenistan in the railway sector. The agreements were signed...