Railways of Afghanistan

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• Afghan railway history

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  • Introduction
    1. The Great Game
    2. Kabul River, Khyber Pass
    3. Kabul-Darulaman railway
    4. King Amanullah’s travels
    5. Ambitious proposals
    6. International plans
    7. Soviet rail extensions
    8. War and reconstruction
    9. Iran to Herat
    10. Hairatan to Mazar-i-Sharif
    11. Herat and beyond
    12. Future plans
  • Industrial railways
    • Coal
    • Cotton
    • Cement
  • Map of railway proposals
  • Fleet list

• Recent Updates

  • Bam - Zahedan passenger services
  • Another photo of the Friendship Bridge
  • Gateway to Central Asia
  • China and Afghanistan
  • MCC to build Kunduz - Jalalabad railway

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