AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

(240718) -- HAIRATAN, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on March 10, 2024 shows a view of the Hairatan land port, Balkh Province, north Afghanistan. The clatter of trains, the sight of scattered containers, and the lines of trucks awaiting goods in the Hairatan land port of north Afghanistan present a stark contrast to the country's economic challenges. Each day, thousands of people are busily working here to support their families. TO GO WITH "Feature: Railway freight shipment transforms Afghan border town into bustling hub" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

AFGHANISTAN-HAIRATAN-LAND PORT-RAILWAY FREIGHT SHIPMENT

(240718) -- HAIRATAN, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on March 10, 2024 shows trains at the Hairatan land port, Balkh Province, north Afghanistan. The clatter of trains, the sight of scattered containers, and the lines of trucks awaiting goods in the Hairatan land port of north Afghanistan present a stark contrast to the country's economic challenges. Each day, thousands of people are busily working here to support their families. TO GO WITH "Feature: Railway freight shipment transforms Afghan border town into bustling hub" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-GANSU-AFGHANISTAN-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-AFGHANISTAN-INT'L FREIGHT TRAIN SERVICE (CN)

(230706) -- LANZHOU, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A freight train heading for Afghanistan's Hairatan pulls out of the Dongchuan logistics center in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 5, 2023. TO GO WITH "Int'l freight train service launched from China's Gansu to Afghanistan" (Xinhua/Zhang Zhimin)

Land corridor via rail connects Afghanistan to China as 1st freight arrives

STORY: Land corridor via rail connects Afghanistan to China as 1st freight arrives DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: HAIRATAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: ECONOMY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first freight train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QUDRATULLAH ABU HAMZA, Governor of Balkh province STORYLINE: The land corridor through railroad has linked landlocked Afghanistan to China as the first freight train arrived in the border town of Hairatan in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): QUDRATULLAH ABU HAMZA, Governor of Balkh province "It is a milestone and a positive step towards boosting trade and economic relations between Afghanistan and the neighboring countries." Carrying 12 containers, the freight train started its journey from the Kashgar city of China 12 days ago and crossed Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan before arriving in Afghanistan on Thursday morning. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hairatan, Afghanistan. (XHTV)

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-LAND CORRIDOR-FREIGHT TRAIN-ARRIVAL

AFGHANISTAN-BALKH-LAND CORRIDOR-FREIGHT TRAIN-ARRIVAL

(220924) -- BALKH, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The first freight train coming through railroad linking Afghanistan to China arrives in Hairatan, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Sept. 22, 2022. The land corridor through railroad has linked landlocked Afghanistan to China as the first freight train arrived in the border town of Hairatan in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Thursday. (Photo by Khibar Momand/Xinhua)