Crossing the Bridge: The 25th anniversary of the Soviet …
2014年2月15日 · Today, with the withdrawal of NATO combat troops looming, there is the question of whether history will repeat itself. AAN’s Senior Analyst Thomas Ruttig, who was in Kabul in 1989, looks back and also scrutinises what …
An Iconic Bridge Sees U.S. Allies Flee Afghanistan as the Soviets …
2021年8月16日 · Retreating Afghan government soldiers crowded onto a bridge over the Amu Darya River that was a backdrop for the Soviet failure in Afghanistan decades ago.
List of bridges in Afghanistan - Wikipedia
Afghanistan-Iran Bridge in Zaranj, Nimroz Province; Afghanistan-Tajikistan Bridge at Sher Khan Bandar in Kunduz Province; Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge at Hairatan in Balkh Province; Bar Shultan Bridge ( Kunar Province) Behsud Bridge in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province; Guryak Truck Bridge in Kunar Province; Kandahar-Helmand Bridge (Bagh-e …
An iconic bridge sees US allies flee Afghanistan as Soviets did
2021年8月16日 · Helicopters are landing at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound amid the Taliban advanced on the Afghan capital. (AP Photo) Written by Andrew E Kramer. The bridge has an eerily Orwellian name — the Friendship Bridge — and a storied history in Afghanistan’s wars.
INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world …
2023年7月4日 · There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, but none is more threatening than the drug abuse crisis that is ravaging the city, and the...
U.S. Allies Flee Afghanistan on Iconic Friendship Bridge
2021年8月16日 · Pro-government soldiers crossed the Friendship Bridge in order to find safety in Uzbekistan. The scene was similar to an iconic moment when the Soviet Army used the bridge to escape after it...
Kabul’s last circle of hell: The bridge of drug addicts
2022年8月23日 · Hundreds of addicts crowd under the Pul-e-Sukhta bridge in Kabul. luis de vega Karim, 37, has spent a month under a small shelter of sticks and plastic, consuming heroin and methamphetamine. “I...
5 Soviet infrastructure projects that survived the Afghan wars
2016年8月18日 · Although not built with altruistic purposes in mind, the rail and road bridge, which was opened in 1982, is the only fixed transport link across the Afghan-Uzbek border. The bridge was built by...
Hairatan and the Friendship Bridge | Railways of Afghanistan
2014年3月3日 · The Friendship Bridge is the only fixed link between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, and traffic had to cross the river by barge while the bridge was closed. Following the US-led intervention in Afghanistan, from October 2001 there was international pressure on Uzbekistan to reopen the bridge to enable aid to be delivered to northern Afghanistan in ...
Pul-e Surkh Map - Bridge - Kabul District, Afghanistan - Mapcarta
Pul-e Surkh is a bridge in Kabul District, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 1,810 metres. Pul-e Surkh is situated nearby to the park Gardens of Babur.