report on Khaama Press online, Nov 18, 2023
According to reports, authorities from Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and the Taliban administration have announced that the estimated cost of constructing the “Afghan Transit” railway line is approximately seven billion dollars.
According to BNA News, citing officials from Islamabad, Kabul, and Tashkent, this railway line will be constructed in collaboration with both the private sector and the government.
The “Afghan Transit” railway project was signed by officials from the Afghan delegates from Taliban, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan in Islamabad earlier.
The transport capacity through this railway was estimated at around 20 million tons in 2018. Additionally, BNA has emphasized that the member countries involved in this project have expressed concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan.
Previously, the construction cost of this 573-kilometre railway line had exceeded four and a half billion dollars. It’s worth noting that the “Afghan Transit” railway begins in Termiz and, after passing through cities like Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul, reaches Peshawar, Pakistan.
……. The ambitious plan was initially proposed in the year 2018. ….
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