Afghanistan launches major road project in southern Kandahar province
KABUL, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have launched construction work on a large-scale infrastructure project aimed at expanding and rehabilitating a key roadway in Kandahar city, the capital of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, according to a statement from the provincial government office on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the project, with a total investment of 1.4 billion afghanis (over