The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban's deputy minister for railways at the Ministry of Public Works, Mohammad Ishaq Sahibzada, has traveled to Uzbekistan at the head of an official delegation to discuss railway cooperation and regional infrastructure projects, the ministry said.
According to ministry spokesperson Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, Sahibzada met with Zafar Nazarov, head of Uzbekistan's railway administration, during the visit.
Haqshenas said the meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation in the railway sector, advancing joint projects and accelerating the implementation of key infrastructure initiatives between the two countries.
According to the ministry, the two sides discussed launching survey and feasibility studies for the Afghan Trans railway project, handing over survey and feasibility documents for the proposed Herat–Mazar-e-Sharif railway, developing facilities, additional warehouses and branch rail lines at the fourth terminal along the Hairatan–Mazar-e-Sharif railway, and increasing rail freight traffic through the Hairatan border crossing.
The ministry said both sides also emphasized expanding bilateral railway cooperation, strengthening trade ties, increasing the transportation of goods and providing greater facilities for traders and investors.
