President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani awarded President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the state medal of Afghanistan “Gazy Mohammad Akbar Han” - one of the highest awards in Afghanistan.

The medal was awarded during the opening ceremony of the new station - Akina (the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) – the final point of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan railway - the first stage of the Asian transnational railway corridor.

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to the Akina station from the border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, where the leaders of the two states opened the new railway, by train.

The new railway running from Atamyrat (Turkmenistan) to Akina (Afghanistan) was laid by the construction subdivisions of the Ministry of Rail Transport of Turkmenistan. Two railway bridges were built over the 88-kilometre Atamurat-Ymamnazar (Turkmenistan)-Akina (Afghanistan) section. The length of one of the bridges is 363 metres and that of the other is 256 metres. Moreover, the Gulistan and Ymamnazar rail stations, new rail stations and auxiliary infrastructure facilities were built. Construction work at the first stage of the