Afghanistan, Nov. 5 -- The volume of commercial goods transported through Afghanistan's railway network more than doubled in the first six months of the 1405 solar year, reaching nearly 4.9 million metric tonnes, according to figures released by the Ministry of Public Works.
Mohammad Ashraf Haqshinas, the ministry's spokesperson, said 4,888,268 metric tonnes of goods were transported through the country's four main railway corridors between the beginning of the solar year and the end of its sixth month. The figure compares with 2,182,312 tonnes during the same period in 1404, representing an increase of about 124 percent.
The shipments moved through the Hairatan, Aqina and Torghundi border ports, as well as the Khaf-Herat railway line, ac...