01.10.2026, 11:43

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, UAE to jointly develop Trans-Afghan transport corridor

ASTANA. Oct 1 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – The transport ministries of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway project (Central Asia-South Asia, CASA), which would give the region access to Pakistani seaports, the Kazakh government's press service said.

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