The Bamyan-Dushi Road reopened in late July following months of repairing damage caused by severe spring floods in Tala wa Barfak District. USAID's Afghanistan Infrastructure and Rehabilitation Project reconstructed an extensive length of the road. The final three kilometers repaired had been submerged under the river, necessitating that stretch of road to be rebuilt entirely above the water level. Rehabilitation of this critical transportation route to connect Baghlan to Bamyan provinces has permitted Tala wa Barfak citizens to once again travel to the provincial capital of Puli Khumri. Following the re-opening, on July 25, USAID representatives met with district officials in Tala center as well as elders from 53 communities to discuss current dynamics in the district.