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Transporting goods by rail up 25 percent: officials
Afghanistan Railway Authority announced Saturday that the volume of commercial goods transported by rail has increased 25 percent in the first quarter of this year.
Presenting the annual accountability report, Bakhtur Rahman Sharafat, head of Afghanistan Railway Authority, said that in the past one year, 4.5 million metric tons of goods have been transported through the country’s railways, and ARA has earned 3.1 billion afghanis in revenue.
According to him, the construction work of the first phase of the fourth section of the Herat-Khaf railway line with a length of 43 kilometers will start soon and will be completed in the next 16 months.
He emphasized that the trans-Afghan railway project, which connects Central Asia to South Asia is being worked on quickly with the coordination of countries.
“Following the recent meeting of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, a joint office was opened for the one-year plan, whose responsibility is to complete the survey, prepare for the start of practical work, and find financial resources to fund this project,” Sharafat said.
Officials said that there are plans to start the construction of Spin Boldak-Chaman railway and Sheberghan-Andkhoy railway this year.
“We are starting these projects and most of the preparations for it have been taken. The land acquisition process is almost complete, and in the current year, we will regularize the monitoring and maintenance of the railway line in the country,” Abdulbari Sediqi, the financial and administrative deputy of Afghanistan Railway Authority, said.
ARA officials said that the country’s railway problems will not be fully resolved until Afghanistan buys wagons, and ARA seeks to buy wagons which will speed up the transportation process.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has announced that it will continue providing its essential health services to the people of Afghanistan.
In a post on X, the organization, referring to Afghanistan’s health needs, said that over the past year it has been active in various health sectors across the country, ranging from maternal and child care to emergency response, as well as the treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis and severe injuries.
According to MSF, its teams over the past year have been present at a range of health facilities, including neonatal intensive care units, operating theatres, surgical centers, and specialized tuberculosis treatment wards, where they have delivered life-saving services to patients.
The organization stressed that it will continue ensuring the provision of health services, particularly for needy families and vulnerable communities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
The Embassy of Afghanistan in Japan, currently run by diplomats of the previous government, has announced that it will suspend its operations in Tokyo after the end of January 2026.
In a statement issued on Friday, the embassy said the decision was made after consultations with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in close coordination with Japanese authorities, and in accordance with the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The embassy added that after January 31, all of its political, economic, cultural, and consular activities will be halted until further notice.
Currently, Shaida Abdali is serving as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Japan.
Sadin Ayyıldız, Chargé d’Affaires of the Turkish Embassy in Kabul, held a courtesy meeting with Zakir Jalali, the Second Political Deputy of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the start of his mission.
The Turkish Embassy in Kabul said in a post that the meeting included mutual exchanges of views on bilateral relations.
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