Archive for February, 2011

One school building completed and two more will be built in eastern Afghanistan

A new school building for the Arazee High School in the Khas Kunar district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar was recently inaugurated, according to a press release from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education. Fazlullah Wahidi, the provincial governor of Kunar, education officials, community leaders, students and teachers attended the opening ceremony of the new building. […]

February 21, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Herat Airport runway extension project completed

Yesterday, NATO and Afghan officials, including Daoud Saba, the Governor of Herat province, attended a ceremony commemorating the completion of the Herat Airport runway extension. A NATO news release today said that “the new runway is approximately 9,840 feet (3,000 meters) long, enabling even the largest civilian aircraft to take off and land”. “I think […]

February 18, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Afghanistan wins GSMA Government Leadership Award

On Tuesday, in Barcelona, Spain, at the annual Government Mobile Forum, Afghanistan’s Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Amirzai Sangin, was given the mobile industry’s prestigious Government Leadership Award. The award was given to the Afghan government because of the “immense achievements made by the Afghan government in its commitment to the widespread expansion of […]

February 17, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Girl’s Middle School In Kunduz Gets New Building

Today, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced that a new school building for the Haji Hussein Girl’s Middle School in the Aliabad district of Kunduz province has been inaugurated. Government officials, community leaders, teachers and students attended the opening ceremony. The new building took 8 months to build at a cost of $341,000. Funding for the […]

February 14, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghanistan is victorious – Young team wins 2011 ACC U-19 Elite Cup!

Afghanistan defeated Nepal today by 61 runs in the final match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under 19 Elite Cup tournament at Terdthai Cricket Ground, in Bangkok, Thailand to win the 2011 ACC U-19 Elite Cup. The tournament began on February 1st and ended today. The teams that participated in the tournament were separated […]

February 10, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News

New buildings for schools in Samangan and Kapisa

A total of seven new school buildings were opened today in the northern province of Samangan, according to a report from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Three of the buildings are for primary schools and the other four are for middle schools – all located in the Dara-e-Sauf district.  Each building has 8 classrooms and 6 […]

February 9, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

One million saplings and trees to be planted in Herat

In Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, a program is kicking off where one million saplings and trees will be planted, according to a United Nations’ report yesterday. The report said that, “Afghan officials are focused on efficient planting to make sure the plants do not dry out”. “Places that have permanent access to water coming […]

February 5, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Environmental Issues, Health News

Development projects in Ghazni, Laghman, Jawzjan, and Helmand

Today, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that “development projects worth million of dollars will be launched in the southern province of Ghazni this year”.  The source of the report was the provincial governor of Ghazni, Musa Khan Akbarzada. “Saudi Arabia would construct a huge mosque in Ghazni City, the provincial capital, while the United Arab […]

February 2, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development