Peshawar–Kabul–Dushanbe motorway
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| Length | 265 km (165 mi) |
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| East end | Peshawar (Pakistan) |
| West end | Kabul (Afghanistan) |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Major cities | Torkham, Jalalabad, Surobi |
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The Peshawar-Kabul motorway is a 265 km long proposed motorway connecting Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan with Kabul, Afghanistan via Jalalabad and Torkham.[1][2]
Khyber Pass Economic Corridor
Peshawar-Kabul motorway is part of Khyber Pass Economic Corridor.[3]
Details
It is expected to become a vital link to Afghanistan and Central Asia. It will be part of the Pakistan's Motorway Network. On March 4, 2015, the Pakistan government informed the National Assembly that a technical feasibility to construct the motorway was underway.[4][5] On 03 October 2019, Pakistan approves the 231 Million USA Dollars for Peshawar to Torkham section.
Sections
The motorway would be divided into three parts, 50 km long Peshawar-Torkham, 76 km Torkham-Jalalabad and 139 km Jalalabad-Kabul.[6]
Map
See also
- Motorways of Pakistan
- National Highways of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- National Highway Authority
References
- ^ Pakistan to construct motorway from Peshawar to Kabul
- ^ Meeting In Kabul: Peshawar-Jalalabad motorway on cards
- ^ Kiani, Khaleeq (2019-12-14). "World Bank to lend $407m for 48km 'road to nowhere'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ Construction of Peshawar to Kabul motorway under consideration: NA told Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Islamabad Plans To Build Peshawar-Kabul Motorway
- ^ NHA Press Release
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