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is contributing to rebuilding 116 km (72 mi). The U.S. portion of the Kandahar-Herat highway has reduced travel time between those two major cities from 10 hours to 4.3 hours.
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border. It connects the Afghan–Iranian border with the Kandahar–Herat Highway in Delaram, which provides connectivity to other major Afghan cities via
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In October 2004 reconstruction of the highway began and was expected to be completed by the end of 2006. The
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is funding a 326 km (203 mi) portion of the road,
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Salih, Salih Muhammad; Siddique, Abubakar (2008-10-23).
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Connectivity with Route 606: Delaram-Zaranj Highway
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Index

Kandahar-Herat Highway
Afghanistan
Transport in Afghanistan

Kandahar
Herat

road
Kandahar
Herat
Afghanistan
"Ring Road"
"National Highway 1"
Kandahar
Girishk
Girishk
Herat
United States
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Route 606
two-lane road
India
Afghanistan
Delaram
Farah Province
Zaranj
Nimruz Province
Iranian
A01

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