Teshkan Bridge
The Teshkan Bridge in Badakhshan is a bridge across the Kokcha River.[1][2] Highway 302, which crosses the bridge, is the only road connection between Badakhshan and the rest of Afghanistan.[3]
In 1999 the bridge was a strategic resource fought over by two competing militia leaders.[4]
In 2007 ISAF forces and Provincial Reconstruction Team Feyzabad reconstructed a bridge built by the Soviet Union.[1] The new bridge took two months to build. A steel frame and a new surface were built on top of the existing bridge, using the existing bridge pier. The Governor of Badakhshan presided over the ribbon-cutting on October 16, 2007, when the bridge was recommissioned.
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"New bridge in Teshkan connects Afghanistan". Dvidshub. 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
The two men opted for an unusual and ambitious solution-instead of trying to repair the old bridge, a new metal bridge should be placed on top of the existing structure. The PRT would immediately start the planning; the governor's team would inform the population, start preparing the construction site and organize security through ANP.
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"German Soldiers ... wait atop a bridge". ISAFMedia. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
FEYZABAD, Afghanistan - German Soldiers of the Mobile Observation and Liaison Team (MOLT) from Provincial Reconstruction Team Feyzabad wait atop a bridge as a shepherd herds his sheep through the village. Members of the MOLT conduct patrols in the villages of Badakhshan to ensure security of its forces and Afghan civilians. Official photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Tabios, ISAF HQ Public Affairs.
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"New bridge in Teshkan connects Afghanistan [Image 1 of 2]". Dvidshub. 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
The governor of Badakhshan cuts the ribbon as members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Feyzabad look on during the opening ceremony of the new Teshkan district bridge.
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"SMU Area Reports: Badakhshan" (PDF). Strategic Monitoring Unit, Afghanistan. May 2001. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
Further insecurity occurred in 1999 when Massoud appointed two commanders to control the main access area of Keshem. Both wanted sole control, and the commander controlling Teshkan bridge, the major route from Faizabad to Keshem and Taloqan, was killed.