Kandahar–Herat Highway

A small truck passing on Kandahar-Herat highway, with local Afghan villagers in it.

The Kandahar-Herat highway is 557-kilometer (348-mile) road that links the cities of Kandahar and Herat in Afghanistan. This highway is part of a larger road network, the “Ring Road”, and was first constructed by the Soviets in the 1960s.

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 and Japan is contributing to rebuilding 116km. 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.

See also

• Kabul-Kandahar highway