Railways
total: 24.6 km
broad gauge: 9.6 km 1.524-m gauge from Gushgy (Turkmenistan) to Towraghondi; 15 km 1.524-m gauge from Termiz (Uzbekistan) to Kheyrabad transshipment point on south bank of Amu Darya (2001)

Highways
total: 21,000 km
paved: 2,793 km
unpaved: 18,207 km (1998 est.)

Waterways 1,200 km
note: chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT (2001)

Pipelines natural gas 180 km
note: product pipelines from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have been in disrepair and disuse for years (2002)

Ports and harbors Kheyrabad, Shir Khan

Airports 46 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 10
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2001)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 36
under 914 m: 11 (2001)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 13
914 to 1,523 m: 4

Heliports 2 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Afghanistan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Afghanistan Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Afghanistan Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.