Kandahar–Herat Highway
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The Kandahar–Herat Highway is a major roadway in southwestern Afghanistan that connects the cities of Kandahar and Herat, forming a key segment of the country’s primary transport corridor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandahar–Herat highway network | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| conditionIssues |
insufficient maintenance
ⓘ
potholes and surface degradation ⓘ security-related damage ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Herat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandahar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEra | early 1960s ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| economicRole |
facilitates imports and exports through Herat–Iran border
ⓘ
supports agricultural exports from Helmand and Kandahar ⓘ |
| formsSegmentOf | primary transport corridor of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Kabul–Kandahar Highway (via Kandahar)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
roads to Islam Qala border crossing (via Herat) ⓘ |
| hasLanes | two-lane road (in most sections) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| maintenanceResponsibility | Afghan government (de jure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkRole | western arc of Afghanistan’s Ring Road ⓘ |
| originalBuilder |
Afghan government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States (primary donor and contractor support) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afghanistan Ring Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asian Highway network (via Ring Road connections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion |
Farah Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helmand Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Herat Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandahar Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nimruz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Pashtun-majority areas in the south
ⓘ
mixed ethnic areas in western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| rehabilitationSupport |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation | major rehabilitation after 2001 ⓘ |
| roadType | paved highway ⓘ |
| securityRisks |
banditry and checkpoints by armed groups
ⓘ
insurgent attacks ⓘ roadside bombs ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key trade route between southern and western Afghanistan
ⓘ
links to Iran via Herat ⓘ links to Pakistan via Kandahar ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| terminusCityEast | Kandahar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusCityWest | Herat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic trade
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kandahar–Herat highway network