page_title: Transport in Afghanistan
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Afghanistan
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Army Spc. Devin Fox, a Columbus, Neb., native, now a combat engineer with A Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stands guard near the Shir Khan border crossing point Oct. 3, 2011. The platoon provided security for a group of civilian professionals who train Afghan Border Police.
context_page_description: Transport in Afghanistan is limited and in the developing stage. Much of the nation's road network was built during the 1960s but left to ruin during the 1980s and 90s wars. New national highways, roads, and bridges have been rebuilt in the last decade to help increase travel as well as trade with neighboring countries. In 2008, there were about 731,607 vehicles registered inside the country.
  Landlocked Afghanistan has no seaports, but the Amu Darya river, which forms part of the nation's border with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, does have substantial traffic. Rebuilding of airports, roads, and rail services has led to rapid economic growth in recent years. The nation has about 43 airports and a much smaller number of heliports.
context_section_description: Transport in Afghanistan is limited and in the developing stage. Much of the nation's road network was built during the 1960s but left to ruin during the 1980s and 90s wars. New national highways, roads, and bridges have been rebuilt in the last decade to help increase travel as well as trade with neighboring countries. In 2008, there were about 731,607 vehicles registered inside the country.
  Landlocked Afghanistan has no seaports, but the Amu Darya river, which forms part of the nation's border with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, does have substantial traffic. Rebuilding of airports, roads, and rail services has led to rapid economic growth in recent years. The nation has about 43 airports and a much smaller number of heliports.
caption: Port of entry at Sher Khan Bandar in Kunduz Province of Afghanistan, near the border with Tajikistan.
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