In an unannounced visit, Raşit Meredow, Turkmenistan’s foreign minister, visited Torghundi port in Herat province of Afghanistan on Saturday.

The Taliban's foreign ministry announced that Amir Khan Muttaqi, Taliban’s foreign minister, also went to Torghundi port in western Afghanistan to welcome Meredow.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has not yet announced the primary objectives of this trip. However, the Taliban stated that the purpose of the trip was “assessing the progress of joint projects between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan”.

The Taliban stated that the objective of Meredow’s visit and his accompanying delegation is to observe and enhance the progress of economic, transit, electricity, railway, and energy projects in both Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.

In a statement on Saturday, the Taliban's Foreign Ministry wrote that the officials of Turkmenistan and the Taliban also visited the Torghundi railway route in Herat.

Turkmenistan provides a major part of Herat's electricity supply. The country is also a partner of the TAPI regional project and an exporter of fuel to Afghanistan.