Archive for the ‘Reconstruction and Development’ Category
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
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development 
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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
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights 2 Comments
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
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Health News, Reconstruction and Development Comments Closed
Afghanistan signs major oil deal with China
Afghanistan signed a major oil exploration contract with a Chinese company (China National Petroleum Corp) today in Kabul. The deal will develop three oil fields in northern Afghanistan (Sar-e-pul and Faryab provinces). Wahidullah Shahrani, Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, told the media that the deal could bring in about $7 billion to Afghanistan over the next [...]
December 28, 2011
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development 3 Comments
Improvements to be made to Herat airport and construction work starts on major dam
Afghanistan’s Tolo news reported today that the Italian government has agreed to provide Afghanistan with a $240 million long-term loan to renovate and standardize Herat International Airport. The construction of a new terminal is also on the project list. Meanwhile in the southwestern province of Nimroz, construction work has begun on the Kamal Khan Dam, [...]
December 18, 2011
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development Comments Closed
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
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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
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Security in Afghanistan Comments Closed
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
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development One Comment
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
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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
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development Comments Closed
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.В The buildings took [...]
October 16, 2011
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development Comments Closed
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
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development Comments Closed
