Portal:Trains/Selected picture/Week 18, 2012

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Afghan railroad under guard
Afghan railroad under guard

The rear-gunner in a Sikorsky UH-53 helicopter watches the end of the new Mazar-e-Sharif to Termez, Uzbekistan, railroad stretch into the distance. When completed, the 47-mile long (76 km) line will provide a valuable commercial link between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan across the Amu Darya River via the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge.

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