Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge

[1] It was built by the Soviet Union (connected with the erstwhile Uzbek SSR) and opened in 1982 as a military supply route during the Soviet–Afghan War.

[3][4] It was planned to link the Soviet railway network to Kabul by building a rail line across the bridge and through Puli Khumri and Bagram Air Base.

[4] During the war it was repeatedly attacked by the Afghan mujahedeen using magnetic depth charges supplied by the British Secret Intelligence Service, who also crossed the bridge to commit sabotage operations in Soviet Uzbekistan.

[3] The bridge was closed in May 1997 when Taliban forces attacked the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, and Uzbekistan feared the disorder could spread across the border.

[7][8][4] The reopening was attended by World Food Programme and Northern Alliance officials, including Abdul Rashid Dostum.

The Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge in 2010
An Afghan Border Police officer standing on the Afghan side of the bridge in 2010.
Last Soviet forces withdraw from Afghanistan crossing the bridge, 15 February 1989