Hazef Sadatnejad, the operator of a strategically important Khaf-Herat railway between Iran and Afghanistan, has said on Saturday that the two countries have agreed on the relaunch of the railway.
He said that Afghanistan has been held responsible for the damages to parts of the railway.
Amid the political changes in Afghanistan, parts of the railway as well as Rozanak station in the country were subject to robbery and underwent damages.
The first part of the railway project was inaugurated early on December 2020. This part of the railway linked Khaf in Iran to Rozanak station in Afghanistan and the rest of the railway to Herat had yet to be completed.
The map shows the location of Khaf station in Iran rail network and the route towards Herat.
Sadatnejad said that Iran is ready to complete the remaining part of the railway within six months.
Khaf-Herat railway could provide landlocked Afghanistan to the high seas and other neighboring countries and is also of special significance for international transit.