Iran, Afghanistan Approve Agreement on Int’l Rail Link

The parliaments of Afghanistan and Iran have approved an agreement on the international rail link that will pave the way for a new railroad border between the two neighboring states.
Abdul Bari Seddiqi, an official of Afghanistan Railway Authority, said on Monday that Kabul and Tehran have rail links for the first time, adding that the new railroad border needs to be officially recognized by the two countries, Afghanistan Times reported.
Seddiqi said a similar document was earlier signed with Uzbekistan.
The Afghan-Iran railroad project officially inaugurated by presidents Ghani and Rouhani in December links Iran’s city of Khaf to Herat Province in the west of Afghanistan.