Bakht Rahman Sharafat, acting head of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, in an annual activities report said there has been a 25 percent increase in the transit of goods via railway in the first quarter of the current solar year compared to the same period last year.
He also mentioned the trans-Afghan railway project, saying that the project will connect Central Asia to South Asia and Eastern Europe to South Asia and its work has accelerated.
“In transit, compared to previous years. We had a 25 percent surge in the first quarter. Which means that we have a 25 percent increase in revenue as well in the transit between Afghanistan and regional countries through the Hairatan, Aqeena, Toghondi and Rozanak railways,” said Bakhrahman Sharafat, head of the ARA.
According to officials, more than 4.5 million metric tons of goods have been carried via railway.
“The Afghanistan National Railway Authority has been able to collect its revenue via the banking system of RMIS and CBS and we assure the nation that even one afghani of revenue cannot be wasted or looted. All the revenue is being collected transparently,” said Abdul Sami Durrani, a spokesman for the ARA.
The ARA said that there are many projects underway to improve the Afghanistan railway industry.
“The construction of the railway project of Herat-Khwaf, which is 43 kilometers—that is one of the main and important projects of the Afghanistan railway… the projects will be completed within 16 months,” said Abdul Bari Sediqqi, deputy head of the ARA.
According to the ARA, electronic devices, fuel and food materials are the main goods being imported via ARA, while dry fruits are being exported to neighboring countries.
