TEHRAN, Iran, June 15. The Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI) Miad Salehi met with Head of the Afghanistan Railway department, Bakht-ur-Rahman Sharafat, discussed ways to resume the launch of Khaf-Herat Railway, Trend repprts citing IRNA,
“Iran will expand ties, if Afghanistan is ready for long-term cooperation,” Salehi said .
The CEO of the railway also stressed resumption of Khaf-Herat railway project, as well as ensuring the security of the route by Afghanistan.
In his remarks, Salehi stressed on the financing methods of
Iranian companies and the return of capital.
Head of the Afghanistan Railway department, Bakht-ur-Rahman
Sharafat, welcomes broadening of ties with Iran.
Sharafat called for cooperation of officials of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran to resume the third phase of Khaf-Herat Railway.
In December 2020, Iran and Afghanistan inaugurated the first cross-border railway link between the two countries. Work on the 225–kilometer railway line, which links Khaf in eastern Iran with Herat in western Afghanistan began in 2007. Of this line’s four sections – two are in Iran and the rest in Afghanistan – one section, an 85-km-long stretch running between Ghurian and Herat remains to be completed.