Herat – Kandahar railway design contracts awarded

AFGHANISTAN: Acting Minister of Public Works Mohammad Issa Sani has signed five contracts for domestic companies to produce detailed designs for a 737·5 km railway from Herat to Kandahar.

The contracts announced by the ministry on February 6 have a total value of 264m afghanis. The studies are to be completed within eight months.

The ministry said the start of practical work for the project would be dependent on the budget and financing …