Archive for November, 2011

Japan to provide $17 million to Afghanistan

The government of Japan has pledged $17 million dollars to Afghanistan so it can be used to improve access to drinking water, electricity, and to boost agriculture. According to Afghan media reports, the money will be given to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water. The head of the ministry, Mohammad Ismael Khan, told reporters that […]

November 27, 2011 В· admin В· No Comments
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development

New school building and police logistics center to built in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a foundation stone laying ceremony has been held for a new school building that will be built for the Haidar Khani High School in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman. Afghan officials, students and teachers attended the ceremony, according to the announcement. Funding for the project will come from […]

November 13, 2011 В· admin В· No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Security in Afghanistan

Electricity To Come To Thousands In Eastern Afghanistan

According to a Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) report published yesterday, thousands of families living in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman will have electricity by this coming March. Mohibur Rahman Momand, the Nangarhar Water and Energy Director announced at a press conference on Tuesday that sixty percent of the work on the Ghochako substation, […]

November 2, 2011 В· admin В· One Comment
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development