China’s first railway transit consignment to Afghanistan via Iran, carrying 1,000 tons of iron coil, arrived at Roznak station in Herat province, the Ministry of Public Works said on Friday.
The consignment, which started its journey from China, arrived in Afghanistan via Iran’s railway network, Public Works Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas said in a statement.
“The transportation of cargo through this route is an important step in the development of Afghanistan’s transit links and connection to open waters and represents progress in the field of regional transport and transit,” he said.
Haqshenas added that the completion of the Khaf-Herat railway would offer new potentials for Afghanistan’s economy and create a good platform for expanding trade and transit in the region.
