Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to build the Trans-Afghan railway
Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday signed a joint protocol on the construction of the Trans-Afghan railway – as reported by TASS
The highway will connect the Uzbek railway network with Pakistani railways through Afghan territory.
According to the Afghan embassy in Islamabad, the protocol was signed in the Pakistani capital following the meeting of the working group of the three countries. The route of the railway artery will pass through Termez in Uzbekistan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar in Afghanistan and will reach the territory of Pakistan at the Kharlachi border point in Kurram.
The Pakistani Ministry of Railways said that the connection of the railway lines of the three states and the cargo and passenger transportation along them will facilitate regional, transit and bilateral trade between the participating countries, as well as ensure their economic development and strengthen the ties of the people of the region.
