Afghan authorities to asphalt Kabul-Kandahar highway

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Afghan authorities to asphalt Kabul-Kandahar highway

STORY: Afghan authorities to asphalt Kabul-Kandahar highway DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the asphalting scene of a highway linking Kabul and Kandahar in Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan authorities started the project of asphalting a major section of the Kabul-Kandahar highway on Saturday, according to a statement from the caretaker government. Costing 1 billion afghanis (about 11.6 million U.S. dollars), the 27-km-long and 11-meter-wide road will be covered with asphalt between the Arghandi Bazaar and the Durrani area along the Kabul-Kandahar highway, said the office of Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullal Abdul Ghani Beradar. The project is financed by the caretaker government and is expected to be completed by private companies, according to the statement. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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