Mohammad Ayub Khalid, the Taliban’s governor in Badakhshan, announced that the construction of the Little Pamir Road from Badakhshan to the Chinese border has been completed, officially connecting Afghanistan to China through this province.

Khalid added that efforts are underway to initiate the asphalt paving of this road “in the near future”.

He made these statements during an interview with the Taliban-controlled Bakhtar news agency.

On January 2, Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, announced during his trip to Kandahar that the construction of a road between Afghanistan and China is ongoing.

He added that the construction of this road will establish a direct connection between Afghanistan and China through the Wakhan corridor in Badakhshan province, fostering increased trade between the two countries.