14 km of gas pipeline installed in Afghanistan as TAPI project continues

KABUL, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 14 km of gas pipeline has been installed in Afghanistan's Herat province as part of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, spokesman for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Humayun Afghan said Monday.

The 1,814 km long TAPI project, designed to transport Turkmenistan gas to Pakistan and India via Afghanistan, is significant for post-war Afghanistan, the official added.