Afghan govt to improve land transport system

• Taliban-run caretaker administration has authorised a six-month preliminary plan.
• The plan could generate up to 30 billion Afghani (340 million US dollars) per year.
• Afghanistan has suffered from a lack of modern transportation facilities such as asphalted highways and trains.

KABUL: The Afghan-run caretaker administration has authorised a six-month preliminary plan to build a standard land transport system that may generate up to 30 billion Afghani (340 million US dollars) per year, according to a statement issued by the Economic Commission on Tuesday.

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“With the implementation of the six-month trial project,” the statement continued, “about 30 billion Afghani in revenue will be collected annually to add to the state treasury.”

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