The Islamic Emirate said that it is ready to pay the cost of the TAPI project which is related to Afghanistan.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Homayoun Afghan, said that now security has been ensured in the country, and that the Islamic Emirate has also resolved the acquisition of land for the TAPI project.
“Turkmenistan contributes to the support, as does Afghanistan and other nations like Pakistan and India. God willing, we are prepared to begin work whenever it begins, and if no alternative can be found, we are prepared to support ourselves,” the spokesman noted.
“The Tapi project is one of the vital projects for our country. Afghanistan is fully prepared to start this project, but you know that the project is related to four countries, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is necessary for them to be ready to start too,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, the Islamic Emirate spokesman.
Meanwhile, the Afghanistan Chamber of Industry and Mines said that starting large projects, particularly the TAPI project, is essential for the nation’s economic development and the creation of jobs for its people.
In Afghanistan, The TAPI project crosses through Herat, Farah, Nimroz, Helmand and Kandahar to Pakistan and India.
The pipeline will span 1,814 km with 735 km of it crossing through Afghanistan.
Along with creating jobs for thousands of people, Afghanistan will make more than $400 million a year from the execution of this project.
