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NIABABAD, Afghanistan - 1st Theater Sustainment Command, Afghan Rail Advisory Team, host a Key Leader Engagement with members of the Afghanistan Ministry of Customs and Industry at rail Port 4, Niababad, Afghanistan, Oct 13.
The ARAT team is comprised of civilian and military railroad operational and business experts who are working with the Afghanistan Railway Authority on a train, advise and assist mission. They also provide the ARA with railroad advice, and options on improving rail operations, safety, law enforcement and railway industry development.
Maj. Timothy Christensen leads the ARAT, hosted by the Afghan MOCI delegation at rail Port 4. The rail hub crosses the famed Friendship Bridge and links Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in the north. They presented the Afghan delegation with a map of the existing rail infrastructure at the port. The map was created by the Transportation Engineering Agency, which is part of Surface Deployment Distribution Command. Additionally, the team's mission was to address the Afghan's railroad business concerns.
After the meeting the ARAT team and Afghan delegation toured the rail facility.
| Date Taken: | 10.21.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.21.2013 10:17 |
| Story ID: | 115467 |
| Location: | NIABABAD, AF |
| Web Views: | 596 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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