- Kandahar-Herat Highway
The Kandahar-Herat Highway is 557-kilometer (348-mile)
road that links the cities ofKandahar andHerat inAfghanistan . This highway is part of a larger road network, the “Ring Road”, and was first constructed by the Soviets in the 1960s. [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/kandahar.htm www.globalsecurity.org - Kandahar] ]In October 2004 reconstruction of the highway began and was expected to be completed by the end of 2006. The
United States of America (U.S.) is funding a 326 kilometers portion of the road,Saudi Arabia is funding a 115km section andJapan is contributing to rebuilding 116km. [ [http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/afghanistan/weeklyreports/roadweekly_051006.pdf USAID - Afghanistan - Road Update April 0, May 10, 2006] ] The U.S. portion of the Kandahar-Herat highway has reduced travel time between those two major cities from 10 hours to 4.3 hours. [ [http://www.defenselink.mil/home/dodupdate/For-the-record/documents/20061006.html U.S. Department of Defense Update - September 29, 2006] ]ee also
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Kabul-Kandahar Highway References
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