Archive for the ‘Afghanistan’s Economy’ Category

Iron processing factory opens in Herat, New masjid opens in Helmand

An large iron processing and melting factory was officially opened at the industrial park, in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, last week. Herat’s provincial governor Daud Shah Saba, Afghanistan’s Commerce and Industries Minister Anwarul Haq Ahadi, and Afghanistan’s Economic Minister Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal attended the inaugural ceremony held to mark the event. Officials said that […]

September 3, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Largest solar energy plant to be built in Bamiyan

New Zealand’s government announced today that they will fund the largest solar energy plant in Afghanistan. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said that they will provide 18.6 million NZ dollars ($15.05 million US) so that a solar energy system can be built in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province. Construction is expected to be completed at the end […]

August 2, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development

Minister: Power station and dam to be reconstructed

Mohammad Ismael Khan, Afghanistan’s Minister of Water and Power, during a visit to Afghanistan’s north eastern province Baghlan last week announced that the Pul-e Khumri power station and the Kilagi dam would be reconstructed. The minister added that funding for the project will come from Germany and the World Bank. The trip to Baghlan is […]

July 8, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Oil Project Starts In Northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s 1st Vice President Mohammad Qasim Fahim, various Afghan ministers, provincial governors, other officials, as well as the Chinese ambassador to Afghanistan, attended a special ceremony today marking the start of operations of the Amu Darya River Basin oil deposits, which are located in northern Afghanistan’s Sar-i-Pol province. The fields are expected to contain more […]

June 24, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Carpet processing factory inaugurated in Herat

A carpet processing factory was inaugurated today in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, according to a report from Afghanistan’s Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). The project was funded by the United States government at a cost of $500,000. This facility will provide more employment opportunities for Afghans, and it will be another big boost for the […]

June 16, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Construction work has begun on two new roads in northern Afghanistan

Construction work on two new roads funded by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) has begun, according to recent reports from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). One is A 75 kilometer road connecting Maimi and Shaghnan districts in northeastern Badakhshan province, and the other is a 45 kilometer road from Balamarghab district that reaches […]

April 23, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

First-ever international airport to be built in Ghazni

Last week, Pajhwok Afghan News reported that the first-ever international airport will be built in Afghanistan’s province of Ghazni. PAN reported that the foundation stone has already been laid by the provincial governor, Musa Khan Akbarzada. The airport, which is scheduled to be completed in 2013, will be built in the Deh Yak district of […]

April 15, 2012 · admin · No Comments
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Cement factory to be built in Herat province

The Iranian company Peshgaman Sanat-i-Majad will invest $150 million in establishing a cement factory that will produce one million tons of cement in the Zinda Jan district of Herat province, according to a report today from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, Wahidullah Shahrani said that this project will boost the country’s annual […]

March 18, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Construction work starts on new recreation park in Helmand, and new customs building in Kunar

Construction work has started on a recreation park in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, according to a recent report from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). The project is expected to cost about $50,000 and most of the money is being donated by the local residents. The part is being constructed over […]

February 28, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Afghanistan to receive grant to boost electricity production

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance announced this weekend that an agreement has been signed where the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will grant Afghanistan with $75.4 million. The money is going to be used to boost electricity production so that more than 50,000 residents of Gerishk district in Helmand province will have electricity. According to Afghan media […]

January 22, 2012 · admin · One Comment
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Reports: Mega poultry farm to be setup in Nangarhar and a new school building inaugurated in Faryab

The foundation stone for a mega poultry farm was laid yesterday in the Kama district of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to a Pajhwok Afghan News report. Senior officials told the news agency that it will employ over 1000 Afghan men and women, and that the project is expected to take three and half […]

January 16, 2012 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Building for a clinic opened in Parwan and a bridge inaugurated in Kunar

Last week, Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported that a 10 room building for a medical clinic was opened in the Shinwari district of Parwan province. The building was constructed at a cost of more than $150,000; the funding for the project was provided by the Japanese government. The clinic will provide health services to the […]

January 8, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Health News, Reconstruction and Development