The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works says the
remaining section of the Armalik–Laman road — considered a strategic part of
Afghanistan’s national ring road — has been completed.
Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, the ministry’s spokesperson, said
in a statement published on Friday, December 12, that the project begins in
Herat’s Karukh district and extends 52 kilometers to the Laman area of Badghis
province.
According to the statement, 41 kilometers of the road had
previously been completed at a cost of $60.8 million, while the remaining 11-kilometer
section was contracted to the company “Cindrella” for $3.8 million after the
Taliban returned to power. That final segment has now been completed.
The ministry said the road has standard width, shoulders,
drainage systems, guardrails, passageways, retaining walls, 65 culverts and three
major bridges. Part of the route in the Sabzak Pass between Herat and Badghis
has been constructed with concrete.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works added that completion
of this section marks the finalization of an important part of Afghanistan’s
ring road, which is expected to ease transportation, reduce travel time and
costs, strengthen local trade, and improve connectivity for residents of Herat,
Badghis and Faryab.
