KABUL: Thirty Afghan provinces across the country will get their own airports during the next three years. Besides, the Kabul, Nangarhar, Balkh, Herat and Kandahar airports will be renovated and reconstructed to bring them on a par with international standards, said Transport Minister Inayatullah Qasmi.
In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News here on Thursday, the minister informed construction agreements of 18 airports had already been inked with different companies, while contracts for the remaining would be signed in near future. He said loans had been received from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for construction of the airports.In the first phase, he revealed, construction work would be initiated on Faizabad, Maimana, Bamyan, Chaghcheran, Zaranj, Farah and Qilla Naw airports.
He said during his last week's visit to Balkh, Samangan, Baghlan, Bamyan, Wardag and Ghazni provinces, people had registered gripes regarding transport problems being faced by them.
He said transport problems in the central capital had been overcome to some extent, adding the ministry was planning to give more buses to Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif and Jalalabad, the most populated cities. He recalled the Indian government's pledge regarding 200 mini-buses, saying if handed over, it would solve transport problems in many districts and cities. |
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