<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Afghanistan<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 9.6 km (single track) 1.524-meter gauge from Gushgy (formerly Kushka) (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi and 15.0 km from Termiz (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad transshipment point on south bank of Amu Darya
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 21,000 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 2,800 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> gravel 1,650 km; earth 16,550 km (1984)
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<item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> total navigability 1,200 km; chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to about 500 metric tons
<item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> petroleum products—Uzbekistan to Bagram and Turkmenistan to Shindand; natural gas 180 km
<item><hi format=bold>Ports:</hi> Shir Khan and Kheyrabad (river ports)