Afghanistan extends railway agreement with Uzbekistan
Afghanistan extended the agreement on the operation of the “Hairatan – Mazar-i-Sharif” railway, Spot reports citing Uzbekistan Railways (UTY).
A new agreement between the Afghan Railway Authority and Sogdiana Trans was signed on 12 February. According to it, the UTY subsidiary will continue to work on the branch for another 2 years – until 2025.
The parties also agreed to speed up the joint restoration of the delivery of goods to the “Mazar-i-Sharif” station. The agreement also included the training of Afghan railway specialists.
In April 2022, the Afghan media reported on the plans of the interim government of Afghanistan to take control of the railways in the country. At that time, UTY announced that the issue had been agreed with the Afghan side and that the management of the branch was gradually transferred to it.
At a meeting in Termez on February 10, the parties agreed to resume transportation along the branch line. According to UTY, 714 wagons were delivered in the first two days.
