KABUL (Pajhwok): The Hairatan Railway project would be offered for bidding under a new contract, an official said on Monday.
Inamullah Samangani, spokesperson for the government, said the Economic Commission -- headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar --economic aide to the interim prime minister allowed the Railway Authority to offer the Hairatan railway project for bidding.
“The council agreed with DP World on modernisation of the country’s ports and facilitating exports,” Samangani wrote on his Twitter handle.
He added: “The Railway Authority said Afghanistan should hold sole responsibility for the railway line and contracts should be inked with other companies . . .
