Taliban Complete First Transit Road Linking Badakhshan and China

The Taliban announced the completion of the 121-kilometer Wakhan road in Badakhshan, connecting Afghanistan to China via the Wakhan Corridor. State media reported the road construction, costing 365 million Afghanis, was done in two phases. Taliban officials stated the route could boost trade, transit, and economic relations between Afghanistan, China, and regional countries.

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