Archive for the ‘Reconstruction and Development’ Category

Another village now has electricity!

The video report below shows that electricity is now available to over 200 families in Kadanak village, which is located in Afghanistan’s southwestern province of Farah. Farah lies on the Iranian border.

March 9, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development

Women’s business center to be built in Herat

Yesterday, foreign and Afghan officials attended a foundation stone-laying ceremony for a new 5,489 square feet women’s business center that will be built in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat.  According to a press release received by goodafghanews.com: “The center was donated by the Italian Ministry of Defense and is in cooperation with the Department for […]

March 8, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New roads to Herat airport opened

Yesterday, the Governor of Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, Yusuf Nuristani, and the Italian Provincial Reconstruction Team opened two new roads in order to improve transportation to Herat’s airport. The 400-meter asphalt roads are complete with safety barriers and signs. Governor Nuristani, at the end of the ceremony celebrating the opening of the roads, said that […]

March 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development

Fighting malnutrition and rebuilding Afghanistan’s food industry at the same time

The United States Department of Agriculture, and various organizations such as the American Soybean Association (ASA) who are involved in the promotion of soy will come together to implement a project worth $26 million dollars in Afghanistan. The project aims to fight against malnutrition and help rebuild Afghanistan’s food industry. ASA Board member Scott Fritz, […]

March 4, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Rebuilt runway inaugurated

Afghan TV reported today that the newly built runway of Mazar-e-Sharif Airport was inaugurated yesterday. Mazar-e-Sharif is the capital of Balkh province. The rebuilt runway will make flying in and out of the airport much safer.  The rebuilt runway is 3,300 meters long and 60 meters wide.  The funding (30 million Euros) to rebuild the […]

March 3, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development

Anti-opium strategy going in the right direction

The Afghan government with help from the United Nations, and other countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom is trying to greatly lessen or completely remove Afghanistan’s dependence on opium farming. To achieve this goal, the players involved are shifting the anti-opium strategy. Before the focus was heavily dependent on eradication, now the […]

March 3, 2010 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Major tree-planting drive in Afghanistan

In order to combat soil erosion, desertification, and help improve air quality in Afghanistan’s urban areas, a major tree-planting drive will implemented this year. The goal is to plant up to 25 million seedlings (young trees) – mostly in and around urban areas. An official from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Abdul Majid Qarar told the United […]

March 1, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development

Kabul Currency Market Thriving

Here’s some good news related to Afghanistan’s economy and reconstruction.  EurasiaNet’s Monique Jaques writes in her article:  “Over 30 years of nearly continual conflict has devastated Afghanistan’s economic infrastructure, but it has not been able to destroy the entrepreneurial spirit of some Afghans. A visit to Kabul’s currency exchange offers hope for the reconstruction process.  …the currency […]

February 24, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Development Projects in the West and Northeast

In an attempt to further improve the transportation system in Afghanistan, Herat’s Rural Rehabilitation Department has begun work on the construction of a 20-kilometer road gravelling project in the Kushki Robati Sangi and Gulran districts. Also in Herat, 3000 saplings (young trees) have in planted in 40 schools. This will not only beautify the area, […]

February 22, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Barren, Mine-filled Desert Brought To Life

In 2005, Sheikh Misri, located near Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar was known as a barren land littered with land mines and unexploded ordnances. Today, after a lot of handwork and cooperation from the United Nations, the Afghan government, international aid agencies and provide donors, one can clearly see the major improvements that […]

February 17, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development

Support For Educational Radio & Television

The government of Italy and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have agreed to provide funding worth US$ 1 million today for a project that will support educational radio & television in Afghanistan.  According to a report released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), “the project will enhance […]

February 17, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Afghans Rehabilitating The Kohsan Canal

Afghan laborers were busy today rehabilitating the Kohsan canal in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat.  More than 150 people from 18 different villages were helping to clean up the canal.  A total of 46 villages will benefit from the flow of water from the cleaned-up canal. The following photos were taken by Eric Kanalstein who works for […]

February 16, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Environmental Issues, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development