July 12, 2023 18:59

Iran-Afghanistan Railroad Launched

Khaf-Herat railroad is also part of a major 2,000-km-long East-West railroad running through China, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Turkey to Europe, which will also provide the landlocked Afghanistan with access to the high seas via Iranian ports

A railroad has been launched to link Khaf in northeastern Iran to Rozanak in Afghanistan’s Herat Province.
The strategic railroad linkup took place in a ceremony on Tuesday, which was attended by officials of Iran and Afghanistan, IRNA reported.
The rail project, which is seen as part of a puzzle connecting regional countries, was started in 2007.

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