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Spin Boldak
Spin Boldak Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°0′29″N 66°23′53″E / 31.00806°N 66.39806°E / 31.00806; 66.39806
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Kandahar Province
District
Elevation	4,009 ft (1,222 m)
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Spin Boldak or Spin Buldak, is a town belonging to Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, right next to the Durand Line border with Pakistan. It is linked by a highway with the city of Kandahar to the north and Chaman in Pakistan to the south. Spin Boldak has the second major port of entry between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is also a major transporting, shipping and receiving site between the two neighboring countries. The district is populated mostly by Noorzai/Nurzai Pashtuns.

The town was the site of a suicide bombing in February 2008 that killed 38 Afghans - see Spin Boldak bombing.

Railway

In 1891 the British extended the Indian railway system to the border town of Chaman in what is now Pakistan. The rails were not extended into Afghanistan for political reasons. (Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, is less than 10 km from Chaman,Pakistan.)

Over much of the last century, there have been proposals to extend the Chaman line to Afghanistan and possibly beyond, passing through Spin Boldak. These proposals have the support of the current Afghan government.

See also

• Torkham
• Chaman
• Durand Line

External links

• Images of Spin Boldak border town
• FallingRain Map - elevation = 1222m

References