Kandahar-Herat highway
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The Kandahar-Herat highway is 557-kilometer (348-mile) road that links the cities of Kandahar and Herat in Afghanistan. This highway is part of a larger road network, the “Ring Road”, and was first constructed by the Soviets in the 1960s. [1]
In October 2004 reconstruction of the highway began and was expected to be completed by the end of 2006. United States is funding a 326 kilometers portion of the road, Saudi Arabia is funding a 115km section and Japan is contributing to rebuilding 116km.[2] The U.S. portion of the Kandahar-Herat highway has reduced travel time between those two major cities from 10 hours to 4.3 hours.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ www.globalsecurity.org - Kandahar
- ^ USAID - Afghanistan - Road Update April 0, May 10, 2006
- ^ U.S. Department of Defense Update - September 29, 2006
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