[Afghanistan] - Afghanistan, Turkmenistan consent to establish Torghundi port and railway

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Public Works says that the Afghan delegation currently in Turkmenistan signed two agreements with their Turkmen counterparts
to develop the Torghundi land port and a railway line from Torghundi to Snobar in Herat province.In Turkmenistan as part of the delegation
is Bakhtur Rahman Sharaf, the head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, along with the deputy Minister of Public Works, who is leading the
Afghan group.The railway line meanwhile will stretch for 22 km to Snobar and will fall under the administration of Turkmenistan.According to
public works, these two projects will start soon.Torghundi port, which is considered as a connecting point between Central Asia and South
Asia, will provide improved facilities for traders once complete and will help speed up the clearance process of goods
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