Archive for the ‘Reconstruction and Development’ Category
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
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Foundation stones for two new school buildings laid in Laghman province
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a ceremony was held in which officials, community leaders, students, and teachers attended to celebrate the laying of the foundation stones for two new schools that will be built in the province. The first building is for the Mandar Awal High School and the other is for the [...]
June 2, 2012
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Japan funds construction of roads and hospital in Afghanistan
A press release issued today by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) said that a ceremony was held today in Afghanistan’s province of Bamiyan to celebrate the construction work that that has started on the construction of the Foladi Valley Road. Officials from the United Nations, Provincial Governor Habiba Sorabi, as well as [...]
May 20, 2012
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New Facilities for a Hospital and Student Teaching College
Public Health Director Dr. Noor Ahmad Sherzad told Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) that an upgrade, which included the addition of a new building to a 56 year old public hospital in Nimroz province, was recently completed. He added that patients who have previously relied upon the western Herat province zonal hospital will find this facility [...]
May 10, 2012
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Khost gets new medical university; water improvements made in Jalalabad
Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported Saturday that the Ahmad Shah Baba Medical University was officially opened at a well attended inaugural ceremony. The private university is the first of its kind in the southeastern Khost province. It is fully equipped, and staffed by local and foreign teachers. There are currently 105 students, though there is [...]
April 29, 2012
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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
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New school building inaugurated and another school is reopened
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a new building for a girls middle school was inaugurated in the Gosfandi district of Afghanistan’s province of Sar-e Pol. A special ceremony was held to honor the event in which community leaders, teachers and students attended. The school building took 1 year to build at a cost [...]
April 22, 2012
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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
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New school building inaugurated in Nangarhar, another to be built in Parwan
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced today that a building for a vocational high school specializing in agriculture was inaugurated in the Rodat district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. Officials as well as students and teachers were present in a special opening ceremony. According to a ministry official, the school building was built in 5 months at [...]
April 8, 2012
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Uruzgan gets first university, and new medical faculty to be built for Nangarhar University
Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan opened it’s first-ever public sector university last week, officials announced to the Afghan media. Afghan officials, such as the deputy governor, parliament members, as well as teachers and students participated in the inaugural ceremony. Resident of the province see the establishment of this school as a major achievement, especially for [...]
March 31, 2012
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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
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Hospital opened in Khost, 90 schools to be built in Ghazni
A new maternity hospital was opened in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today. The hospital which was opened by the international humanitarian organization, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is a 56-bed maternity hospital which has a delivery room that offers obstetric care for normal and complicated deliveries, and an operating [...]
March 4, 2012
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