Archive for the ‘Afghanistan’s Economy’ Category
Reports: $100 million food processing plant and new hospital to be built in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Tolo news reported two days ago that the Dubai based ANHAM contracting firm “will invest $100 million in Afghanistan to build a food processing plant and a logistics hub covering 5,000 hectares of land.” The report cited the Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) as saying that the project will create thousands of jobs, and [...]
September 12, 2011
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Cashmere processing plant and cement factory recently inaugurated
A cashmere processing plant was inaugurated in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Saturday, a report from USAID (United States Agency for International Development) said today. According to the report, the “Herati Cashmere and Skin Processing Plant will be able to process more than 400 kilograms of raw cashmere each day through its line of [...]
July 31, 2011
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Hundreds to get electricity in Bamiyan province
A project to provide electricity to 750 homes and 500 business in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamiyan was recently announced, according to a report today from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). The project includes the installation of two generators that will produce 1200 kilowatts of electricity. Habiba Sarobi, the governor of the province told PAN that [...]
July 14, 2011
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Reports: New development projects to begin and others have been completed in Afghanistan
Across Afghanistan there are scores of new development projects that will either soon be launched or have been completed. Many of these projects will not only bring much needed infrastructure and money to the Afghan government, but also bring much needed services to the people of Afghanistan. On July 2, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported [...]
July 5, 2011
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New schools to be built and a factory inaugurated
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday that the foundation stone for a new girl’s elementary school has been laid in the Paghman district of Kabul province. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion and local officials as well as teachers and students attended. The new building will be built in 6 months at a [...]
May 23, 2011
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Major deal signed to allow direct flights between Afghanistan and Bahrain
Recently, Afghanistan and Bahrain signed an agreement that will promote civil aviation ties between the two countries. The deal will make possible direct flights between Bahrain and Afghanistan. Bahrain’s Civil Aviation Affairs Undersecretary Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Qaoud and Afghan Deputy Transportation and Civil Aviation Minister Sayed Mehdi Sayedi sealed the agreement. According to the Bahrain News [...]
May 1, 2011
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$60 million beverage bottling plant to be built in Afghanistan
PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies has recently signed an exclusive deal with the Dubai based Alokozay Group to manufacture and distribute popular PepsiCo beverages such as Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and 7-UP in Afghanistan. A $60 million beverage bottling plant will be built in Kabul in order to make [...]
April 23, 2011
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New airport runway inaugurated in Uruzgan province
Today in Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan, a newly-built airport runway was inaugurated, according to a report from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN).В The runway is 28 metres wide and 2,250 metres long.В It was built at a cost of $28 million, according to the PAN report. “The runway would connect the province with the world [...]
April 15, 2011
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New court building opened in Helmand; Construction projects on 2 factories begins and 2 new school buildings inaugurated in Herat
Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on a new building for the Helmand provincial court has finally been completed, and that an inauguration ceremony was held to celebrate the event. Muhammad Gulab Mangal, the provincial governor of Helmand province, attended the inauguration of the new building. The construction work had begun 2 [...]
March 7, 2011
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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
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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
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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”.В 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
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