Over 1b afs road construction begins in Helmand
Construction work has begun on a key 46.5-kilometre road connecting Greshk and Musa Qala districts in southern Helmand province, at a cost of 1.032 billion afghanis.
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DABS holds technical meeting on TAP power project
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) says it held a technical meeting regarding the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (TAP) electricity transmission project.
Road graveled, canal cleaned in Uruzgan
Gravelling of a 9.26 kilometer road and cleaning of a 50-km canal have been completed at a cost of more than six million afghanis in Chinartu district of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Wednesday. Nangayli Habibi,…
Hundreds of Nuristanis hired on road project
Hundreds of local residents are hired to work against food for construction of a 10-kilometer Want Wegal district of eastern Nuristan province, officials said Thursday. The people working on the road construction are given food as their wage…
Darb Kandahar road should be completed soon: Heratis
Residents of western Herat province say development projects have been slow going in the province since the new administration was established around nine months ago. Some residents say asphalt work on the road from Darb Kandahar area…
ADB renews commitment to TAPI gas pipeline
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has spurned media reports regarding a halt to the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, reaffirming its interest in the multi-national energy scheme. Pakistan newspaper The News International reported on March 8 that ADB…
Practical work on TAPI project to begin in March
Acting Afghan foreign minister and Turkmen prime minister have discussed bilateral political, diplomatic and economic relations, security co-operation, the launch of TAPI, TAP and railway projects. The foreign ministry said in a statement that Acting Foreign Minister Mulavi…
Qaisar-Laman road included in next year’s budget plan
Construction of the second part of the Qaisar-Laman road has been included in the next year’s budget plan and the Asian Development Bank has renewed its pledge to finance the project, officials said Sunday. According to the Ministry…
4 provinces get road projects worth 4b afghanis
KABUL (Pajhowk): The Ministry of Transport on Wednesday signed four projects worth nearly four billion afghanis to be implemented in four provinces of the country. Contracts of the projects were signed between Transport Minister Yama Yari and representatives of construction…
TAPI project: Kabul needs $12b investment
KABUL-India (TAPI) gas pipeline needs an investment of $12 billion within the war-torn country. The government is looking for parties interested in joining the project. The project was formally inaugurated on March 2, 2018 by the Afghan president and his…
18 months on, Paktians await work on Gardez-Zurmat road
Inaugurated one and a half years ago, construction work on the Gardez-Zurmat road in southeastern Paktia province is yet to be launched, complain local residents. On April 1, 2018, President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the Gardez-Zurmat road construction project…
Pact on Khanabad-II project inked with Indian firm
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) has inked an agreement with Indian company ‘Lanco Infratech’ on irrigation and electricity production at the Khanabad-II hydro-project in northern Kunduz province. The agreement was signed at the Presidential Palace here…
UK-funded $6.7m local services delivery project launched
The United Kingdom (UK) in collaboration with the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) have launched local services delivery project in Kabul, a statement from the UK embassy said on Thursday.
Power project: Parwan laborers say their wages missing
A case involving non-payment of wages worth hundreds of thousands of afghanis for the digging of foundations for power pylons and claims of up to 1.6 million afghanis embezzlement in the electricity supply project in central Parwan province…
Project to help returnees start carpet business launched
The Rural Development and Rehabilitation Ministry on Sunday launched a project to help 20,000 returning refugee families flourish their carpet weaving business. Rural Development Minister Nasir Ahmad Durrani, who inaugurated the 355 million afghanis project, said the scheme…
Poverty alleviation project launched in Balkh
A 17 million afghanis project, a national program aimed at alleviating poverty and joblessness, was launched on Wednesday in northern Balkh province. Government officials said the national program would help alleviate poverty and joblessness in the country. Coming…
Project irrigating 3,000 hectares of land completed in Samangan
An irrigation project watering 3,000 hectares of land has been completed in the Hazrat Sultan district of northern Samangan province, an official said on Sunday. Aibak River Basin deputy head Amanullah Haqmal told Pajhwok Afghan News the water…
