Archive for the ‘Reconstruction and Development’ Category

Bamiyan to get a new hospital, and a new school building will be built in Kabul

Afghanistan’s Bakthar News Agency reported earlier this week that a new 100 bed hospital will be built in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamiyan. Funding for the project, including the equipment for the hospital will come from the Iranian government. Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Fada Hossein Maleki, met with Afghanistan’s second vice president, Mohammad Karim Khalili […]

June 19, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Health News, Reconstruction and Development

4 new school building inaugurated in Sar-e Pol province

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced that 4 new school buildings have recently been constructed and inaugurated in the Sangcharak district of Afghanistan’s northern province of Sar-e Pol. The buildings were built for the the following middle schools: Shams Boys Middle School, Arfaan Girls Middle School, Topkhana Middle School and Khoram Faza Girls Middle School. The […]

June 12, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Construction starts on new school building in Herat, and a new school building is inaugurated in Kunar

Afghanistan’ Ministry of Education announced this week that construction has begun on a new school building for the Ustad Fakiri Suljuki High School in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. A foundation stone laying ceremony was held recently in which Herat’s provincial governor, Daoud Saba, community leaders, teachers and students were in attendance. The building which […]

June 10, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

Ghazni to get two more schools and a sports gymnasium

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on 2 new school buildings started yesterday in Ghazni province. One building is for the Imam Qaem Bakawel High School, and the other is for the Al Biruni Girl’s High School. Once completed, both school buildings will have 12 classrooms and 4 administrative rooms. Funding the […]

June 5, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New schools to be built and a factory inaugurated

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday that the foundation stone for a new girl’s elementary school has been laid in the Paghman district of Kabul province. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion and local officials as well as teachers and students attended. The new building will be built in 6 months at a […]

May 23, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Education, Health News, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

Courthouse building in Kunar, school building in Panjshir inaugurated; Solar lights installed in Khost

This week, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that a new courthouse building was inaugurated in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar. The three-storey building is for the Asadabad Court of Appeals. It took 16 months to built at a cost of $440,000. Funding for the project was provided by the United States. The building has 30 […]

May 13, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development

Two new bridges to be built in Ghazni province

Construction work has started on two bridges in Afghanistan’s province of Ghazni, according a report today from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). The PAN report said that the bridges will connect people on both sides of a river in the south of Ghazni province. Each bridge will be 40 meters long and 2 meters wide, and […]

May 8, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Reconstruction and Development

Private Higher Education Institute Opens In Khost; 2 New School Buildings To Be Built In Kapisa

Today in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, Pamir Institute, the first-ever private higher education in the province was officially inaugurated and opened, according to a report from Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency. The provincial governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi, community leaders, teachers, and students attended the ceremony. The school was founded by Professor Syed Karim Shah Nekmal, […]

April 24, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development

$60 million beverage bottling plant to be built in Afghanistan

PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies has recently signed an exclusive deal with the Dubai based Alokozay Group to manufacture and distribute popular PepsiCo beverages such as Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew and 7-UP in Afghanistan. A $60 million beverage bottling plant will be built in Kabul in order to make […]

April 23, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development

New building for a girl’s high school inaugurated in Balkh province

Yesterday, Afghanistan’s education ministry announced that a new building for the Am Albalad Girl’s High School was inaugurated in the capital of Balkh province, Mazar-e Sharif. Students, teachers, education officials and community leaders attended a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new building. The new building was built in one year at cost of […]

April 17, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Two new maternity hospitals opened in Afghanistan’s province of Wardak

Two new 30-bed maternity hospitals were recently opened in Afghanistan’s Wardak province, which is located in the central east region of country. The Bibi Khairi Gul hospital was built in Hessa Dowom and the Shirin Taj Hospital was built in Tagaab Village. Both are one-story buildings which took 16 months to complete. Funding for the […]

April 15, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New airport runway inaugurated in Uruzgan province

Today in Afghanistan’s central province of Uruzgan, a newly-built airport runway was inaugurated, according to a report from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN).  The runway is 28 metres wide and 2,250 metres long.  It was built at a cost of $28 million, according to the PAN report. “The runway would connect the province with the world […]

April 15, 2011 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development