In support of the State Department's New Silk Road initiative, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) formed a planning team of subject matter experts spanning the Department of Defense (DOD), the interagency community, academia, and the U.S. railroad industry to provide recommendations that advance the development of a national railway system for the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). The Afghanistan National Railway Plan (ANRP) was provided to the Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) in August 2013. The ANRP was developed on the basis of Afghanistan's urgent need for a national transportation system as a precursor of economic development and political stability. Expansion of the existing 75-kilometer rail line could ultimately allow Afghanistan to export minerals and agricultural products, significantly enhance its position as a regional trading partner, improve domestic commerce, and link products, consumers, and markets across Eurasia and beyond


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    Title :

    Afghanistan National Railway: A Plan of Opportunity


    Contributors:
    L. J. Pleis (author) / R. Lliteras (author) / D. A. Wood (author) / M. D. Bain (author) / S. J. Hendrickson (author)

    Publication date :

    2014


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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