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Stalled Turkmenistan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan Railroad on Again (Maybe)
July 23, 2014 - 11:22pm, by Chris Rickleton

The idea of linking Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan by rail appears to have wheels once more, following reports earlier this year that the project was running short of steam.

Back in January, Turkmenistan went cold on the estimated $2 billion link, slated to be part financed by the Asian Development Bank. Ashgabat faulted Afghanistan and Tajikistan for not keeping the Turkmen leadership in the loop with regard to the route the railroad would follow.
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For isolated Tajikistan, the track is crucial as neighbor Uzbekistan gradually cuts its rail connections with the outside world. While Turkmenistan and Tajikistan do not share a common border, ties have warmed considerably on the back of billions of dollars worth of Chinese investment in Ashgabat’s energy sector: Line D, the fourth in a quartet of pipelines China is threading through the region from Turkmenistan’s gas fields, will transit Tajikistan when construction starts later this year, earning the regime of President Emomali Rakhmon some easy cash.

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