Afghanistan Railway Extension Major Topic of Ghani’s Visit to Uzbekistan

The Afghan railway administration department said that the extension of the railway line between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan will be one of the most important topics of discussion during President Ashraf Ghani’s next visit to Uzbekistan.
The department’s deputy head Abdul Bari Seddiqi said Uzbekistan is interested in helping Afghanistan to extend the railway line in order for them to have a direct route to Iran.
A main line and subsidiary lines would be built, said Seddiqi. He said, “The line would extend from Neyababad in Mazar-e-Sharif to Herat on one side and to Kunduz on the other; Uzbekistan can be connected to the Afghan railway lines via this link,” he added.