Archive for May, 2010

Railway Development A Key To Afghanistan’s Economic Development

In order for Afghanistan to be able to increase the shipments of fuels, foods, construction material and various goods, it needs to have an extensive railway system. A railway system will reduce Afghanistan’s isolation, as well as decrease Afghanistan’s dependence on Pakistan in order to get goods in and out of the country. Moving goods […]

May 9, 2010 · admin · 4 Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Medical facilities re-open in Herat

A ceremony was held in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat yesterday to officially re-open and celebrate the completion of refurbishment activities on two medical facilities – a pediatric and a regional hospital. Structural repairs were done on the regional hospital, and new medical equipment were installed in the first aid, radiology, laboratory analysis, and operating […]

May 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development

New Girls’ High School To Be Built In Kabul

Afghan and foreign officials attended a brick laying ceremony earlier this week to mark the construction of a new High School for girls in Kabul.  The school is called Sir Asiab Girls’ High School and will accomodate approximately 3500 students.  The school will have 20 classrooms, and construction is expected to be completed by the […]

May 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Jobs to be created in Zabul, dam construction starts, and development projects completed in Samangan

In Zabul province, two municipal landfills are being developed. The first one is in Qalat City, and the other is in Shajoy. This project will employ about 1,100 Afghans for the next three months. Improvement projects along the main bazaar road in Shajoy will employ another 400 workers. Over $1 million dollars is budgeted for […]

May 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

School building construction completes in Nangarhar and another starts in Ghazni

In the Trili village of Chaprihar district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, the construction of a 30-room school building has been completed. Over 3,500 students will benefit from the school. As this construction comes to an end, a new school building project has been launched in southern Ghazni province. Construction on two other school building are […]

May 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Afghan Airline Industry Continues To Grow – Safi Airways Plans To Expand Fleet

Afghanistan’s second biggest airlines, Safi Airways, announced today at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) (currently taking place in Dubai) that it is planning on purchasing one Airbus A320 and leasing another this year.  The goal is to expand its fleet up to nine aircrafts by the year 2014. The Executive Vice Chairman of the company […]

May 4, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Pay By Cell Phone Program Implemented To Reduce Corruption In Afghanistan

Currently, it is difficult for an Afghan National Police officer working in a remote or high risk part of  Afghanistan to receive his or her paycheck.  The payment process is very manual and this has led to corruption where police pay is being lost. To help resolve this issue, the Ministry of Interior and the […]

May 3, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development, Security in Afghanistan