Ministry of Public Works railway video

Posted on 4 February 20259 February 2025 by Andrew Grantham

در ماه جدی از طریق خطوط آهن (۴۰۸۸۷۶) متریک تُن انتقالات صورت گرفته است.👇 pic.twitter.com/uO6lhcRQvg

— Ministry of Public Works – د ټولگټو وزارت (@mopw_afg) February 3, 2025

Afghanistan acquires two locos

Posted on 30 January 2023 by Andrew Grantham

نوی لوکوموټیو ( اورګاډی) له قزاقستان څخه د حیرتان په لور
۳۰ دېرشم جنوري ته حیرتان ته را رسیږي په تعقیب به یې دوهم لوکومو ټیو ( اورګاډی) تر اوم فبروري پوري را ورسیږي، د قزاقي اورګاډي په رارسېدو سره به نور افغان اورګاډي اداره ازبکستان ته اړتیا نه لري، عملیاتي چاري به خپله سمبالوي pic.twitter.com/8XGaMbESQ9

— شرافت: SHARAFAT (@SBakhturehman) January 28, 2023

Via Google Translate, this says something the effect that a locomotive from Kazakhstan is expected to arrive in Hairatan on 30 January 2023, and a second one by 7 February. This means Afghanistan will be able to handle operations itself, without needing Uzbekistan to operate the trains.

Uzbekistan – Afghanistan railway during Covid-19 video

Posted on 29 April 202115 July 2021 by Andrew Grantham

Uzbekistan – Afghanistan railway link . pic.twitter.com/5L4u7wRjKQ

— Shahryar Khan Niazi (@shahryarniazi) April 29, 2021

Video and photos of the Aqina – Andkhoy railway

Posted on 12 January 202119 January 2021 by Andrew Grantham

(Google translation of the caption)
Construction of the Aqina-Andkhoy railway has been completed and will be inaugurated by Afghan and Turkmen officials in the near future. Agineh-Andkhoy railway is 30 km long.
The Railway Authority says the construction of the Aqina-Andkhoy railway has cost $30 million, which has been covered by the department’s development budget.
The construction project of Aqineh-Andkhoy railway includes a railway station, a connecting road, a loading and unloading place, a freight car station and a wall.

#Aqina railway port & railways between #Afghanistan & #Turkmenistan is ready to be inaugrated by high ranking officials of both countries in few days.
This is another big blow in strenghthening #trade #transit & #transport between central Asia & Afghanistan.#investinafghanistan pic.twitter.com/ozNvE0CkHM

— Sawabdin Makhkash (@smakhkash) January 12, 2021

پروژه خط آهن آقینه – اندخوی 31 کیلومتر طول دارد و قرار است تا چند ماه دیگر کارهای باقی‌مانده آن تکمیل و به بهره‌برداری سپرده شود.
پروسه‌های سروی و دیتیل‌دیزان آن، در او اخر سال گذشته به اتمام رسید و کار ساختمانی آن، از آغاز سال جاری میلادی شروع شده است. pic.twitter.com/PA3Lv8K4E2

— Afghanistan Railway Authority (@AfGrailway) December 19, 2020

Trains in the Visiting Hairatan Port with Mitra video

Posted on 4 April 202017 April 2020 by Andrew Grantham

The video Afghan Scene – Visiting Hairatan Port with Mitra / افغان سین – سفر دیدنی میترا به بندر حیرتان from “Toot” includes some railway action, including the presenter enthusiastically greeting a maintenance vehicle at 2:20 and a locomotive hauling an single Uzbek Railways liveried coach at 2:56.

Afghan Scene – Hairatan Port
In 2 hours will be availabe on Toot's YouTube Channel. Stay Tuned#میترا #توت #Toot #حیرتان #مزارشریف #MazarSharif #AfghanScene #افغان_سین pic.twitter.com/B87WFnxqX6

— Toot (@tootafghanistan) April 3, 2020

King Amanullah at Croydon airport

Posted on 1 August 201824 July 2018 by Andrew Grantham

Film of King Amanullah of Afghanistan’s 1928 visit to Croydon airport.

King Amanullah, Afghanistan’s reforming pro-Western ruler, gets a good look around Croydon Airport in this film, which shows the monarch inspecting buildings and airplanes, including one with folding wings that’s stored in a portable hanger. He also received some mail, written in Persian, dropped by parachute, and noses around a control tower. The king looks interested throughout, and is accompanied by a number of local dignitaries.

MITRATV video of Hairatan

Posted on 3 April 2018 by Andrew Grantham

A 26-minute video showing the Friendship Bridge, trains, boats and other facilities at Hairatan, published by MITRATV on 25 November 2015. It’s not in English, so I don’t know what it says.

BBC video of Hayratan

Posted on 7 December 20177 December 2017 by Andrew Grantham

“”Ҳайратон” кўприги Афғонистонга неча миллион фойда келтирмоқда?” is a BBC Uzbek video about rail freight at Hayratan on the border with Uzbekistan, which was published on 30 November 2017. I don’t speak Uzbek so I have no idea what the commentary says, but there is lots of footage of the railway.