Posts Tagged ‘Jalalabad’

China’s interest in Pakistan rail links

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

In an article at Asia Times Online, Syed Fazl-e-Haider writes about co-operation between China and Pakistan, including plans to extend the Khyber Pass line and build the Spin Boldak line. There is also discussion of a direct China - Pakistan railway.

Chinese shun Pakistan exodus

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China has also shown interest in early laying a track between the Pakistan border town of Torkham and Jalalabad in Afghanistan, as the Chinese want to use the Pakistan Railways network to transport their goods and equipment for the development of copper mines and various other projects in Afghanistan. Separately, Pakistan Railways has completed a feasibility study for a rail section between Chaman, in Balochistan, and Kandahar in Afghanistan that is part of a proposed link across Afghanistan to Turkmenistan.
Source: Asia Times Online, 2009-09-11

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Secret report

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Dr Jack Schroder writes to me regarding “a secret British report had a planned RR from Jalalabad going up the Kabul River to Sarobi and then north up the Panshir River before crossing it near Baghram and then back south to Kabul.”

I think there might be copy in the British Library, a document which I didn’t get round to reading.  Unfotunately Dr Schroder forgot to include his e-mail address - so if he is reading, please can he get in touch again?

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