The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Taliban officials on Thursday launched construction of a 6.2-kilometer road linking Kabul to Bagram at a cost of 455 million Afghanis, describing the project as part of broader urban development plans and efforts to strengthen regional connectivity.
Taliban officials said the project will be funded from the
administration’s own budget.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for
economic affairs, described the road as a key route connecting Kabul with
Parwan province and other northern provinces.
He said the road is considered one of the main transport
infrastructures of the planned “New Kabul City” and holds particular importance
for urban development as well as social and economic activities.
During the ceremony, Baradar also referred to Afghanistan’s
past political situation, saying the country had previously been divided along
political party lines and based on ethnic, regional and linguistic differences,
which he said weakened national unity.
He added that the Taliban administration is working to
eliminate such divisions, citing the unification of the school and madrassa
curriculum up to sixth grade as one of the measures taken.
Baradar urged people not to engage in what he described as
“blind imitation” or misinterpret realities. He said Afghanistan is “the home
of Afghans” and called on citizens to return and invest in the country.
In another part of his remarks, Taliban officials called on
regional and global countries to engage positively with Afghanistan.
Baradar said strengthening regional and global connectivity
and pursuing shared development goals is a necessity, warning that ignoring
such opportunities would forfeit potential benefits.
The Taliban also said countries depend on one another in
areas such as geographic position, airspace, labor force, raw materials,
exports and imports, and that such needs are better addressed within the
framework of formal relations.
