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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandahar–Herat Highway canonical | 1 |
| Kandahar–Herat highway network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9460337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kandahar–Herat Highway Context triple: [Kandahar Province, traversedBy, Kandahar–Herat Highway]
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A.
Kabul–Kandahar Highway
The Kabul–Kandahar Highway is a major Afghan roadway that forms part of the country’s primary north–south transport corridor, linking the capital Kabul with the southern city of Kandahar and passing through several central provinces.
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B.
Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road
The Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road is a major highway in Afghanistan that connects the capital Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, traversing the Hindu Kush mountains via the strategic Salang Pass.
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C.
Kabul–Jalalabad Road
The Kabul–Jalalabad Road is a major highway in eastern Afghanistan known for its winding route through mountainous terrain and its strategic importance linking the capital Kabul with the city of Jalalabad near the Pakistan border.
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D.
Quetta–Taftan Highway
The Quetta–Taftan Highway is a major road in Pakistan that links the provincial capital Quetta to the town of Taftan near the Iranian border, serving as a key route for trade and travel between the two countries.
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E.
Quetta–Kandahar route
The Quetta–Kandahar route is a key transnational transport corridor linking Pakistan’s city of Quetta with Afghanistan’s city of Kandahar, facilitating regional trade and connectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kandahar–Herat Highway Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Kabul–Kandahar Highway
The Kabul–Kandahar Highway is a major Afghan roadway that forms part of the country’s primary north–south transport corridor, linking the capital Kabul with the southern city of Kandahar and passing through several central provinces.
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B.
Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road
The Kabul–Mazar-i-Sharif road is a major highway in Afghanistan that connects the capital Kabul with the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, traversing the Hindu Kush mountains via the strategic Salang Pass.
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C.
Kabul–Jalalabad Road
The Kabul–Jalalabad Road is a major highway in eastern Afghanistan known for its winding route through mountainous terrain and its strategic importance linking the capital Kabul with the city of Jalalabad near the Pakistan border.
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D.
Quetta–Taftan Highway
The Quetta–Taftan Highway is a major road in Pakistan that links the provincial capital Quetta to the town of Taftan near the Iranian border, serving as a key route for trade and travel between the two countries.
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E.
Quetta–Kandahar route
The Quetta–Kandahar route is a key transnational transport corridor linking Pakistan’s city of Quetta with Afghanistan’s city of Kandahar, facilitating regional trade and connectivity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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insurgent attacks ⓘ roadside bombs ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key trade route between southern and western Afghanistan
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links to Iran via Herat ⓘ links to Pakistan via Kandahar ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| terminusCityEast | Kandahar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusCityWest | Herat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic trade
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military logistics ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kandahar–Herat Highway Description of subject: 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.
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