Press Statement
Kabul, Afghanistan July 29, 2004
U.S. Ambassador Celebrates Completion of the Kandahar Bus Station and Ghazni Hospital RoadsReleased by U.S. Embassy Kabul Office of Public Affairs
Ghazni, Afghanistan -- Today marked the official completion and opening of two important roads in the City of Ghazni -- the Kandahar Bus Station Road and the newly resurfaced Hospital Road. U.S. Ambassador Khalilzad, Ghazni Governor Asadulla, Minister of Transportation, and Minister of Interior all participated in today’s ribbon-cutting at the terminus of the Bus Station Road.
The Hospital Road will significantly improve access for the citizens of Ghazni to emergency services provided at the Ghazni Hospital, the only major hospital situated between Kabul and Kandahar. The Bus Station Road at its junction with the Ring Road will improve transportation and create a venue for expanded markets, retail shops and services in central Ghazni.
"These roads serve as important arteries for the Ghazni City center and will enhance freedom of movement and commerce from Ghazni to other regions of the country via the Ring Road," Ambassador Khalilzad said.
"Strategically located on the Kabul-Kandahar trade route, Ghazni has a long and rich history as a center for culture and commerce. It is now poised to reaffirm its historic role as a great trading center, a flourishing market for numerous agricultural products, and one of Afghanistan’s most fascinating historical sites," he continued.
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