The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works said freight transport through Afghanistan’s four main railway border crossings increased by 39.1% in 2025 compared to the previous year.
Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas said in a
post on social media platform X that a total of 6,119,498 metric tons of goods
were transported through the Hairatan, Aqina, Torghundi, and Khaf–Herat railway
routes.
He said this compares to 4.3 million metric tons transported
in 2024 through the same corridors.
According to the statement, 4,261,991 tons were transported
through Hairatan, 472,282 tons through Aqina, 743,012 tons through Torghundi,
and 642,212 tons via the Khaf–Herat railway line.
The ministry added that in 2025, a total of 103,944 wagons
and 4,636 forty-foot containers were used for importing and exporting goods,
including fuel, liquefied gas, wheat, flour, cooking oil, cement, ceramic
tiles, sugar, plastic materials, paper, glue, cream, and other food and
construction products.
On the export side, the ministry said 74,752 tons of
commercial goods were shipped abroad during the year, mainly including dried
fruits, rice, potatoes, mineral stones, watermelon seeds, chickpeas, copper,
and pomegranate juice.
Officials described the increase as a sign of growing regional
trade activity through Afghanistan’s expanding rail network.
