Archive for the ‘Reconstruction and Development’ Category

Kajaki Dam Renovation

According to local media, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water has announced that the Kajaki Dam, located in the Kajaki district of the southern province of Helmand, will soon be renovated  in order to store more water and provide more energy. The renovation project will also provide 3000 job opportunities in Afghanistan. The Kajaki Dam […]

March 28, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Project helps to improve environmental conditions in Paktika

Paktika, which is located in south-eastern Afghanistan, is a province that has unfortunately been heavily deforested through out the years, and as a result, it’s people have suffered from devastating floods in recent years. The province was once a very fertile and arable land. Recently, in an effort to restore the environmental conditions in the […]

March 28, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development

Reforms increase state revenues in Afghanistan

As President Hamid Karzai wraps up his trip to China after securing deals to further economic ties between China and Afghanistan, the Finance Ministry of Afghanistan, headed by Omar Zakhilwal, announced today that the state’s budget revenues rose by 45% last year.  Domestic revenues grew from $400 million in 2008-2009 to about $600 million in […]

March 25, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

New Afghan lead project helping to provide power for local Afghans in Farah Province

March 24, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development

New maternity hospital to be built in Gardez

In an effort to reduce mother and child mortality rates, a new maternity hospital is being built in Gardez, which is in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia. A maternity hospital specializes in providing care for women during pregnancy and childbirth as well as care for newborn infants. The US based Bayat Foundation, which is funding […]

March 21, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New Hospital and School Opened in Herat Province

Yesterday, in the Gazar Gah district of Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, Afghan and foreign officials opened the doors to a new hospital. A press release sent to goodafghannews.com stated that the hospital is “composed of a large main entry area which also serves as a waiting room, a wing for women and children, and […]

March 18, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Report: Afghanistan Plans Bill Trading and Bond Sales

Aimal Hashoor, a spokesman for Da Afghanistan Bank, the central bank in Afghanistan that regulates the banking and money handling operations, told Bloomberg news yesterday that “Afghanistan plans to allow trading in central bank bills and start selling longer-term government bonds in the coming year to diversify funding sources after receiving more than $30 billion […]

March 16, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Western Afghanistan: High School and Women’s Center Get New Computers

Recently, a local high school in the Ghoryan district of Herat province in western Afghanistan was equipped with 20 personal computers, a printer and scanner and local area network access.  Funding was provided by the Italian government. Also, in Farah City, Farah Provincial Governor Rahul Amin officially dedicated a new Women’s Empowerment Center with a […]

March 16, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

School funded by American actress Angelina Jolie benefits girls in eastern Afghanistan

Award winning American Actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador had provided $75,000 to build a school in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. The school was recently inaugurated (before the start of the 2010 school year). The school has eight classrooms, four administration buildings, a well and eight latrines. The school can accommodate up to 800 […]

March 16, 2010 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Another step towards Afghan self sufficiency: Sewing shop puts Afghans to work supporting the National Army

Photos below show Afghan seamstresses preparing flags and uniforms that will be used by the Afghan Military. See video of the sewing shop:

March 14, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Improvement In Health System: Extension Added To Bamiyan Hospital

Earlier this week (March 8th), Afghanistan’s first female governor, Habiba Sorabi,  hosted an opening ceremony on a new extension for Bamiyan Hospital.  The new extension of the hospital includes a diagnostic lab, a radiology suite, a pharmacy and a tele-medicine facility.  A play area was also put in the pediatric facility. Funding for the project […]

March 11, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development

New bridge built in Herat province’s Zeerko Valley

Yesterday, Afghan and foreign officials formally inaugurated a new bridge that was built in the Zeerko Valley of Herat province. The new bridge, which is 8 meters wide and 160 meters long, is in the Shindband district (south Herat), bordering Farah province. Afghan officials say that this new bridge is very important for the movement […]

March 10, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development