A map of the proposed route of TAPI by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (image from Wikipedia)

Tolo News: Afghanistan is preparing to start work on the key Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project amidst four nations talks between the stakeholder countries, officials said Wednesday.  Officials from the Mines and Petroleum Ministry said they have started awareness programs and assessments on social and environmental issues. “The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum [MoMP] is fully ready to implement the TAPI project,” said MoMP spokesman Muhayuddin Noori. Click here for more  (external link).