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Tue, Jun 22 2021 10:22 AM

Brief statement On the latest developments and future plans of the Afghanistan Railway Authority By H.E Wali Khan Shabgeer, Chairman of the Authority At the 27th UIC Regional Assembly for Middle East (UIC RAME)

Video Conference, Monday, 21 June 2021

Bismallah Rahman ul Rahim

Mr. Ali İhsan Uygun, the Chairman

Mr. Saeid Rasouli, 1st RAME Vice-Chairman,

Mr. François Davenne, UIC Director. . .

Sun, May 02 2021 11:06 AM

Afghanistan- Turkmenistan Railway leadership talks on increasing transfers, capacity building, operation and implementation of Railway projects between the two countries.

Mohammad Yamma Shams, Chairman of the Afghanistan Railway Authority, with Mr. Atamardovs, Director General of the Turkmen Railways, on the issues of operation and implementation of. . .

Sat, Feb 29 2020 10:41 AM

Acting Minister to the Ministry of Transport Attends the First Meeting of Central Asia-South Asia Transport Cooperation in Tashkent Uzbekistan

Acting Minister of Transport and Head of Afghan Railway Authority Mohammed Yama Shams attended the first meeting of Central Asia-South Asia Transport Cooperation which was attended by. . .

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OTIF is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to international rail transport It has been active since 1893 and is the oldest international organization in the sector. It now has 50 Member States and 1 Associate Member. The Organization has its headquarters in Berne, Switzerland, and has legal personality under international law and in the national laws of its Member States.

OTIF develops . . .

Regional Assemble for Middle East (RAME)

The Regional Assembly for Middle East (RAME) was the first Regional Assembly which was established within UIC after the restructuring of UIC. According to UIC Statutes, 6 UIC Regions (including Middle East) will hold powers and responsibilities to determine their regional strategy, their action plans, and regional budget and to approve projects on specific regional issues.

The Regional Assemblies . . .

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RAILWAYS (UIC)

UIC, the worldwide professional association representing the railway sector and promoting rail transport

UIC leads an innovative and dynamic sector, helping Members find continuing success and opportunities. Members are invited to take a proactive role in the UIC working groups and assemblies where the railways’ position on regional/worldwide issues is shaped.

Active participation in the working . . .

Organization for Cooperation Between Railways (OSJD)

There was an urgent demand since the late 1940s for the creation of uniform legal and economic standards for the carriage of passengers and goods on international railways. Painstaking work was done preceding the foundation of OSJD. The first fundamental documents had been developed and agreed by 1951, which entered into force on 1 November 1951.

A few years later those agree¬ments underwent . . .

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Wed, Jul 07 2021 1:41 PM

کابل_ افغانستان

Senior Strategic Planning Expert

Background Afghanistan’s infrastructure was largely destroyed during the Soviet invasion, civil conflicts after 1979, and poor maintenance since then. In more than 30 years of conflict . . .

Sun, Jun 06 2021 10:25 AM

Kabul_Afghanistan

Railway Safety & Signaling Design Specialist International

Title: Railway Safety/ Signaling Design Specialist

Duty Station: ARA/EU Project, Kabul

Gender: Any

Objective/Purpose of the Assignment:

Railways are a vital mode of transportation . . .

Sun, Jun 06 2021 10:21 AM

Kabul- Afghanistan

Rolling Stock Specialist International

Objective/Purpose of assignment:

The European Union (EU) has contributed $21 million equivalent under Grant No. 0423 (the Grant), which forms part of the Transport Network Development . . .