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    Afghanistan Transportation - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/afghanistan/afghanistan_transportation.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Railways:
      total: 24.6 km
      broad gauge: 9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi; 15 km 1.524-m gauge from Termiz (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad transshipment point on south bank of Amu Darya (2001)

      Highways:
      total: 21,000 km
      paved: 2,793 km
      unpaved: 18,207 km (1999 est.)

      Waterways:
      1,200 km
      note: chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT (2001)

      Pipelines:
      gas 651 km (2003)

      Ports and harbors:
      Kheyrabad, Shir Khan

      Airports:
      47 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:
      total: 10
      over 3,047 m: 3
      2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
      under 914 m: 1 (2003 est.)
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

      Airports - with unpaved runways:
      total: 37
      under 914 m: 11 (2003 est.)
      914 to 1,523 m: 4
      over 3,047 m: 1
      2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 14

      Heliports:
      5 (2003 est.)


      NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan Transportation 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan Transportation 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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