Quadrilateral rail-economic corridor agreement between Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China has been extended for the year 2025.
The agreement was signed during the visit of the Afghan Minister of Public Works Mohammad Ishaq Sahibzada to Uzbekistan.
This corridor connects to the Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railway after passing through China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.
4,200 containers of goods were transported between Afghanistan and China in 2024 through the railway corridor, and based on the new agreement, the volume of transportation among the partner countries will increase.
The railway network will bring two benefits; first, goods will enter the market at lower prices, and second, we can transport export or import goods from one point to another in a shorter time.
Yesterday, the Afghan deputy minister of public works in Uzbekistan called for the practical initiation of the Trans-Afghan project. In a meeting with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Transport Makhkamov and other officials, discussions were held regarding the increase of commercial and export transportation via the Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railway and the expansion of railway cooperation.
