Kandahar–Herat Highway

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

The Kandahar–Herat Highway is 557-kilometer (346 mi) 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 is funding a 326 kilometers portion of the road, Saudi Arabia is funding a 115 km section and Japan is contributing to rebuilding 116 km. 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

External links

• Salih, Salih Muhammad; Siddique, Abubakar (2008-10-23). "Death stalks the highway to hell". Asia Times Online (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). Retrieved 2008-10-23.