A commercial rail route connecting China to Iran was formally brought into operation after the first Chinese cargo train unloaded in a dry port near Tehran.

c/worldnews · u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 30 points

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u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 2 points

that is a big part of it to be sure

u/veganbtw@lemmy.ml · 2 points

When you're right... You're right

u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 4 points

Indeed

u/folaht@lemmy.ml · 4 points

I hope Afghanistan will stabilize soon.

u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 8 points

And 5 years is not nearly enough time for the governance in Afghanistan to stabilize to the point where such large scale projects can even start being discussed let alone actually be completed.

u/folaht@lemmy.ml · 1 points

They've been thrown out since 2020.

u/emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works · 11 points

Afghanistan, Tajikistan and most of Kyrgyzstan are mountainous. The route is going just north of this range.

u/yogthos@lemmy.ml · 6 points

Why do you think the US had military presence in Afghanistan to keep it destabilized until recently?

u/PanArab@lemmy.ml · 6 points

Looks like the US will be spreading freedom and democracy in Central Asia soon

u/geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml · 5 points

Nice

u/veganbtw@lemmy.ml · 2 points

I really believe this story is why there is a war right now at this moment

u/folaht@lemmy.ml · 1 points

Why go through so many countries to reach Iran instead of going through Afghanistan?