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The Bridge cost the American Taxpayers 37 million Dollars and is big enough to Span the Mississippi River

The US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez joined the Afghan and Tajik presidents inaugurating the bridge that the Americans have built for them.

The money is nothing compared to the political investment. For the US this is a showcase project, a proof that things can go right for Afghanistan and its neighbours.

For two years Brian Walls of the US Army Corp of Engineers, has been in charge of the construction here.

He says the bridge is the missing link of the ancient Silk Road, and that linking Afghanistan with its neighbour will help the economies on both sides, and beyond.

"Of course first of all it will be beneficial for Afghanistan and Tajikistan, but I think other countries too will get involved, and commerce will be able to flourish," Walls said.