Afghanistan Railway Authority’s (ARA) CEO Bakhtur Rahman Sharaft met with a delegation of executives from Gama, a multinational company, to discuss various opportunities including railways and mining.
Sharaft said at the meeting that investment in the railway sector would be welcomed as it would help develop the economy.
Members of the executive committee of Gama said the company wants to invest in the railway sector in exchange for rights to extract minerals. They said they want to connect Herat, Nimroz, Kandahar and other provinces to the commercial port of Chabahar in Iran.
The head of ARA said the company would invest in the economic development of Afghanistan and assured the delegation of full cooperation.
Gamma operates across Europe and Asia in multiple sectors including construction, renewable energy, power transmission, mining, railways among others.
