President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and Acting Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund participated in ceremonies marking the opening and commencement of new infrastructure projects, symbolizing the neighborly and brotherly relations between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, reports TDH.

Among the significant events of the day were the opening of the 177-meter railway bridge of the Serhetabat-Turgundi steel highway and the foundation laying of the 'Şatlyk-1' gas compressor station in the Mary Province.

Construction began on the Serhetabat-Herat section, which is an important phase in the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline project. Another important milestone was the start of work on laying the Serhetabat-Herat fiber-optic communication line.

Additionally, work began on the construction of a warehouse complex at the 'dry port' of the Turgundi railway station and the Turgundi-Sanabar section of the first phase of the Turgundi-Herat railway. The 'Nur-el-Jahad' power plant in Afghanistan's Herat province was also commissioned at the end of the events.