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Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan Collaborate on Transport Infrastructure Development in Afghanistan

At an April 27 trilateral meeting in Kabul, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency under Turkmenistan’s Cabinet of Ministers Mammetkhan Chakyev, and Afghan Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi agreed to enhance transit and transport infrastructure in Afghanistan, as reported by the Prime Minister’s press service.

The parties have agreed to establish favorable and competitive tariff conditions to facilitate the swift passage of container trains from China through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, and further on to Pakistan, India, and Middle Eastern countries.

Preliminary estimates suggest that the delivery time for goods via the expedited route from China’s Xian/Urumqi to Afghanistan’s Turgundi and Andkhoy will be reduced to 10-12 days.

This new transit route will enable Afghanistan to ensure an uninterrupted supply of Chinese goods to the western part of the country and significantly reduce delivery costs compared to alternative transport methods.

Afghan businesses have been encouraged to utilize the facilities of the Kazakh terminal in the Xian dry port to consolidate the most sought-after goods into container trains for direct shipment. These goods include solar panels, diesel generators, mobile phones, and office equipment.

Zhumangarin stressed the importance of recalculating and redirecting traffic flows, emphasizing forthcoming infrastructure development initiatives.(Source:astanatimes)

“All this will help develop the Turkmen infrastructure and ours at Beineu-Aktau-Bolashak,” he said.