Afghanistan's route of hope

Funding worth US$340 million is being provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help finance construction of a new highway link in Afghanistan.
February 23, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Funding worth US$340 million is being provided by the 943 Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help finance construction of a new highway link in Afghanistan. The 233km highway is located in the country's North Western region and will complete a road connection measuring some 2,300km in total. The road improves the country's communications internally and with its neighbours, making it of vital importance to its economy and this is seen as a key stabilising factor. The road will connect Laman, Bala Murghab and Qaisar when it is complete. Afghanistan has so far received $450 million from the ADB for work on this road, while the country has received $1.07 in all for transport infrastructure improvements.

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