Uzbekistan Opens Coordination Office For Trans-Afghan Railway Project

On Friday, the Coordination Office for the Trans-Afghan railway project was inaugurated in Tashkent’s capital city of Uzbekistan.

The Trans-Afghan Railway Coordination Office was established to facilitate project implementation.

According to the Afghanistan Railway Authority, the opening of the coordination office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is dedicated to developing the Trans-Afghan Railway project. 

Meanwhile, the coordination office will promote regional connectivity and trade and accelerate economic development in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries.

Mullah Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, the Afghanistan Railway Authority head and the Afghan and Pakistani ambassadors were present for the ceremony.

The Afghanistan Railway Authority announced in a statement that the three countries’ representatives will work together to coordinate the business of the trans-Afghan railway project at the office.

The statement also added that similar offices will open shortly in Kabul, Afghanistan and Islamabad, Pakistan.

The Trans-Afghan railway project connects Central Asian countries with South Asian countries via Afghanistan.

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