Afghan gov't begins reconstruction of major highway in southern region

STORY: Afghan gov't begins reconstruction of major highway in southern region DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the reconstruction of highway in Kandahar province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Taliban-run caretaker administration has started the reconstruction of a major highway in the southern Kandahar province, officials have said. In the first phase, 55 km of the road linking Kandahar to the neighboring Zabul province would be reconstructed, followed by the reconstruction of highways linking Kandahar to Kabul and Kandahar to Herat, said Bakht Mohammad, who is with the reconstruction project. The first phase project will be finished in five months with funds provided by the administration, the official said. Abdul Baqi, another official with the reconstruction project, told Xinhua that the reconstruction of the Kandahar-Zabul highway requires 250 million afghanis (2.84 million U.S. dollars) and is financed by the M

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