Archive for the ‘Reconstruction and Development’ Category

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

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 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

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
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

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

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

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

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 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

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

New health facility opened in Kandahar

Last week, a new health facility was opened in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, according to Afghan media reports. The facility, which took a year to build, at a cost of $200,000 was opened in the Maroof district. Funding for the project came from the United States. According to the Bakhtar News Agency (BNA), the […]

February 5, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development

Modern health facility to be built in Herat

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that the foundation stone for modern 50-bed hospital was laid in the Shindand district of western Herat province. The stone was laid in a ceremony attended by Afghanistan’s acting Public Health Minster, Dr. Suraya Dalil, US military official, and local Afghan officials. The $5.4 million funding for the project […]

January 28, 2012 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, 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
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

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