Uzbekistan To Invest In Electricity & Railway In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
The Taliban's Ministry of Commerce and Industry has said that Uzbekistan has expressed readiness to invest in Afghanistan's electricity transmission and railway sectors.
On Wednesday, the Taliban announced that Nooruddin Azizi, the group's Minister of Commerce and Industry, met with Abdulla Aripov, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan.
According to the Taliban’s Ministry, Uzbekistan will invest in transmitting electricity from Surkhan Darya to Pul-e-Khumri and then to Kabul, as well as in the Hairatan-Herat-Spin Boldak railway line.
The Taliban's Ministry of Commerce said that the meeting discussed increasing trade between the two countries and attracting Uzbek investment in Afghanistan.
The Taliban announced that Aripov will lead a delegation to Kabul in the near future.
On Tuesday, the Taliban's Minister of Commerce travelled to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, heading a trade delegation accompanied by private sector representatives.
Afghanistan's power distribution network primarily relies on imported electricity, mostly from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
