Tajik and Afghan officials inaugurate Vanj bridge built by AKDN as part of Cross-border Initiatives
Vanj bridge between Tajikistan and Afghanistan
Afghanistan · 16 August 2011 · 1 min
(from left to right): Governor of Afghan Badakhshan H.E. Shah Waliullah Adib, Resident Representative of the AKDN in Tajikistan Munir Merali, Afghan Minister of Tribal and Border Affairs H.E. Asadullah Khalid, President of Tajikistan H.E. Emomali Rahmon, the Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan H.E. Abdulgafor Orzu, and the Chairman of Gorno-Badakhshan H.E. Qodir Qosim cutting the ribbon on the Vanj Bridge.
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16 August 2011
Khumrogi, Vanj District,16 August 2011 - Inauguration of the Vanj Bridge, the fourth in a series of bridges funded by the Aga Khan Development Network. The bridge connects Tajikistan’s Vanj District with Mohi-May Vulusvoli in Afghanistan and is expected to enhance cross-border humanitarian assistance delivery, infrastructure development, socio-economic exchange, tourism and trade between the two countries.