CONSTRUCTION SECOND TAJIK-AFGHAN BRIDGE STARTS - 2003-01-28

The construction of the second of five bridges to be built across the Panj river [to link Tajikistan and Afghanistan] has started in keeping with a tripartite agreement between the Tajik and Afghan governments and the Aga Khan foundation. The bridge is being built in [eastern Tajikistan's] Darvoz District's village of Ruzba.