Archive for October, 2011

Reports: Work on Samangan road launched; Retaining wall built in Baghlan

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that construction work on a 15km road was launched in the Khuramsar Bagh district of Afghanistan’s northern province of Samangan today. A provincial public works department officer told PAN that the road will be 6 meters wide and will take 4 months to complete. Once completed, the road will […]

October 31, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development

Work on 12km road and sports stadium completed in Paktia province

Late last week, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that reconstruction work on a 12km road in Gardez, the capital city of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia, was completed at a cost of $3,400,000. The road links the Tiri Kandao area with Sharan, the capital of neighboring Paktika province. “It is an important project for residents […]

October 23, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

New school buildings inagurated in Kabul; Samangan schools get equipment

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that buildings for two high schools in Kabul were inaugurated today. The building for the Sharak-e Mehdia High School has 22 classrooms and the building for the Syedul Shuhada High School has 12 classrooms. The project was funded by the Japanese at a cost of $615,000.  The buildings took […]

October 16, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Khost Province: Sports stadium inaugurated, and a new school to be built

A sports stadium, built according to international standards, was recently inaugurated in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost. Provincial officials, members of parliament, and the provincial governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi participated in the inauguration ceremony. According to Afghan media reports, the stadium took three years to build at a cost of over a million dollars. Funding […]

October 2, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development