KABUL since 2003 at a total cost of $10 billion.
Col. Jon Chytka, US Army Corps of Engineers commander in Afghanistan, told reporters here that positive changes were brought to many Afghans’ lives as a result of the projects.
“I have been to Afghanistan twice earlier. When I arrived here for a third time last year, I noticed much improvement in Afghanistan that it impressed me a lot.”
He said foreigners would manage many constructional projects in the past, but now most of such projects were carried out by Afghan companies.
He said since 2003, about $10 billion had been spent by the US and the NATO, executing 1,200 construction projects.
He said most of the projects were in the military sphere such as installations for the Afghan National Forces, construction of the Defense University and the Afghan National Army (ANA) military academy.
The US military official said they had also implemented projects in the civil sphere, citing as examples the public health and energy and water ministries and roads and some other projects.
Jon Chytka said currently 54 projects were being implemented across Afghanistan and later projects worth $200 million would be carried out every year.
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