Reconstruction of Ghazni–Paktika road begins
Reconstruction work has begun on a 41-kilometer road linking the center of southern Ghazni province with neighboring Paktika.
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Road projects worth 6m afs kick off in Daikundi
Work on two construction projects costing six million afghanis has begun in central Daikundi province, officials said on Friday.
Abu Nasr Farahi road incomplete since decades: Residents
FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of western Farah province say the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi Road, a project that began nearly two decades ago with financial support of Iran, is yet to be completed. Despite initiation of work in 2007, the…
Ghor-Herat highway being reopened after flash flood
FEROZKOH (Pajhwok): Authorities have started work to reopen the Ghor-Herat highway for traffic after heavy flash floods blocked the route, an official said on Tuesday. Public Works Director Maulvi Abdul Kabir Abu Shoaib said equipment and machinery had been sent…
Ghazni residents demand repair of Civil Hospital road
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of southern Ghazni province say te government should reconstruct the road leading to the Civil Hospital. Besides Ghazni city and districts, patients from neighboring Paktika, Paktia and Maidan Wardak provinces also visit the civil hospital, they…
Concrete works on road in Balkh consume 22m afs
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Concreting a road has been completed at a cost of 22 million afghanis and the road put into service in northern Balkh province, an official said Thursday. Mayor Mohammad Kazim Tariq said the 1,400m long and seven meters…
4-km road being constructed in Nuristan
PARON (Pajhwok): Construction work has been launched on a 4-kilometre long road in eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Wednesday. Rural Rehabilitation and Development head Maulvi Ehsanullah Ahmad said the road from Wigal district to Katar village would cost…
4.27-km road costing 15m afs completed in Daikundi
NEILI (Pajhwok): Construction work on a 4.27-kilometre-long road has been completed at a cost of more than 15 million afghanis in central Daikundi province, an official said on Monday. Ahmad Shah Ehsani, Daikundi Public Works director, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Road worth 9m afs being constructed in Jalalabad
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Construction work has been launched on a 611-meter long road along the canal in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday. Jalalabad municipality spokesman Bakhti Jan Murad told Pajhwok Afghan News the road was…
Construction work launched on road in Mazar-i-Sharif
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Construction work has been launched on a kilometer long road in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province. Balkh Mayor Mohammad Kazim Tariq told Pajhwok the road would cost more than 11 million afghanis and would be completed…
Road, health center being constructed in Khost, Laghman
KHOST CITY/MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): A road is being constructed at a cost of 29 million afghanis in southeastern Khost province and a health center at a cost of 22 million afghanis in eastern Laghman province. Khost Mayor Qari Bismillah Bilal told…
Drivers want remaining work on Spin Boldak road completed
Drives and passengers say reconstruction work on the remaining part of the Kandahar-Spin Boldak road should be resumed that was stopped two and a half years ago.
MoD constructing 20-km road near Durand Line in Nangarhar
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is constructing a 20-kilometer road near the Durand Line in Goshta district of eastern Nangarhar province. Officials of the 201 Khalid bin Waleed Military Corps in the east say the road is being…
Work on 25-km road to Mes Aynak mine launched
PUL-I-ALAM (Pajhwok): Chinese state-owned enterprise MCC has practically started constructing a 25-kilomter road to the Mes Aynak copper mine in central Logar province. Mohammad Agha district chief Maulvi Mir Muhammad Hashim Hizballah told Pajhwok Afghan News the road would connect…
Construction work on key Kabul road launched
KABUL (Pajhwok): Construction work was launched on a road that would cost 530 million afghanis in Kabul city on Thursday, when another road costing 56 million afghanis was completed and put into service. Amir Yasir, construction and transport deputy director…
Commuters want potholes-ridden Kunar-Nuristan road rebuilt
PARON (Pajhwok): Passengers and drivers say the potholes-ridden road between eastern Kunar and Nuristan provinces has made their lives miserable and should be fundamentally reconstructed. Rohullah, a driver on the route, said the road connecting Asadabad with Paron had broken…
Residents urge govt to asphalt Cheshti-Sharif-Herat City road
HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The residents of Chesht-i-Sharif district of western Herat province say their demand to asphalt the road connecting the district with provincial capital Herat City has long been neglected. Home to eight mines and Salma Dam, Chesht-i-Sharif district…
Construction work on key road begins in Kabul
KABUL (Pajhwok): Construction work on the first phase of the road in front of the Chehal Satoon palace in the seventh security district of Kabul has been launched, the Kabul municipality says. The municipality wrote on its Twitter page the…
Travelling on Ghazni City-Nawa road a nightmare: Residens
GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): The dusty, bumpy and potholes-ridden road between Nawa district and Ghazni city, the capital of southern Ghazni province, not only poses threat to commuters but also takes a toll on vehicles in terms of damage, residents say.…
Motorists want Nuristan-Kunar road repaired ahead of winter
PARON (Pajhwok): Drivers say the Nuristan-Kunar road in eastern Nuristan province has been in a rundown condition since years, but this year the road was not graveled like previous years and it might be closed in winter Ihsanullah, a driver,…
Paktia residents want Chamkani-Janikhel road reconstructed
GADREZ (Pajhwok): The residents of Chamkani and Janikhel districts of southeastern Paktia province have asked the government to reconstruct the highway between the two towns as its rundown condition has created many problems for them. The 32-km long road connects…
