Road haulage along this route began in February 2018. Despite the unstable political situation in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan railways regularly transport cargo to this country and intend to participate in the construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif-Herat railroad (the so-called Trans-Afghanistan Corridor). Implementation of this project will in turn permit the construction of two strategically important routes connecting seaports in Iran (port Chabakhar) and Pakistan (port Chaman).