Transport ministry reports solid returns in last solar year

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation says that in the 1401 solar year it generated 7.6 billion Afghanis in revenue, which shows a 22% increase against the year 1400.

Officials from the ministry said on Wednesday at a ceremony marking National Day of Transport and Civil Aviation that the Islamic Emirate has paid special attention to economic growth, especially in the transport and transit sector, and they hope to turn Afghanistan into a key hub in the region.

They also said they want to provide facilities and ease the process for investors in the country by regulating transport and transit systems, and connecting Central Asia with South Asia through Afghanistan.

“The Ministry of Transport and Aviation is trying to turn the country into a regional hub in the shortest possible time and play an important role in the economic growth of the country as an important element of the government,” said the acting minister Hamidullah Akhundzada.

Officials also said they have registered more than 900 transport companies in the past year and signed memorandums of understanding with several private companies and neighboring countries – an example of which is land transport agreements between Afghanistan and Iran.

Officials from Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) meanwhile said they have signed memorandums of understanding with Uzbekistan and are working on having a direct route for goods to and from China.