The acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said that work on the TAPI Pipeline Project will begin soon.

He made the remarks one day after his meeting with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Raşit Meredow.

“The talks were conducted about the major TAPI pipeline project which has entered Afghanistan, and how to begin this project,” Muttaqi told a gathering in Herat.

According to officials, Muttaqi and Meredow discussed the extension of the Torghondi-Herat railway, the import of energy to Herat, and the extension of trade between the countries. 

Speaking to the same gathering, the acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Shahabuddin Delawar, said that all preparation has been taken to implement the TAPI pipeline project. 

“The implementation of the TAPI project goes from Torghondi until Spin Boldak,” he said.

The acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, said that an industrial town will be constructed in Herat. 

He said that the country’s economy is improving and that all projects are being supported through the national budget. 

“All the budget of the Islamic Emirate is being funded through Halal ways,” Azizi said. 

Delawar also added that the extraction process of oil and gas has been announced for bidding.

He said that the Herat cement factory will resume operation and that asphalting of 350km Herat-Ghor highway will begin.