The governor on Saturday inaugurated construction work on a 15-kilometer long and 30-meter wide road in eastern Laghman province. Mohammad Asif Nang told Pajhwok Afghan News the road would be completed within six months at a cost of…
The Maimana-Mazar Shairf Highway has been reopened for traffic as a result of a security forces operation in northern Faryab province, an official said on Saturday, about one year after the road had been closed. Jannat Gul Karokhel,…
The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Sunday inaugurated a three-kilometer road after being asphalted in this capital city of northern Jawzjan province, benefitting eight thousands residents. Eng. Mohammad Shakir Sabiri, MRRD head for northern zone,…
Construction work on a 40-meter wide 17- kilometer road has been started in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednesday. Zabat Khan Mangal, the provincial public works director, told Pajhwok Afghan News the road, an Asian Development…
Hundreds of truckers on Tuesday blocked the Kabul-Mazar highway in northern Samangan province to protest a hike in the urban service tax. The protestors have kept closed the road at several parts since morning, saying the commissioners appointed…
President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday traveled to central Bamyan province and inaugurated construction work on the Yakawalang-Dara-i-Sauf Road. Contract for the 178-kilometer road was signed between the Public Works Ministry and a Chinese construction company CRBC in December…
PUL-I-ALAM ((Pajhwok): Taliban militants torched four vehicles of a private road construction company in Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province, the district chief said on Tuesday. Mohammad Rahim Amin told Pajhwok Afghan News the vehicles belonging to Aryoub Zazai…
Provincial council members and residents of northern Kunduz province say heavy transport vehicles have damaged at parts the road to Sher Khan dry port, creating great inconvenience for commuters. Provincial council member Yusuf Ayubi told Pajhwok Afghan…
A 33-kilometre road that connects Juwin district of western Farah province with the provincial capital was put into service after being asphalted on Wednesday. Public Works Minister Mahmood Balegh, Farah Governor Dr. Mohammad Arif Shah Jahan and…
Hundreds of residents of southeastern Pakia province on Saturday staged a protest for the prompt construction of the Gardez-Zurmat highway. The demonstrators claimed officials had promised them several times construction of the highway but no action had been…
Residents of Alasai district in central Kapisa province have constructed a 100-kilometer long road at their own expense and resources, an official said on Sunday. Alasai district chief, Ghulam Naqashband Sapai, said the road between Tagab and…
The provincial government, in cooperation with district municipalities, has launched reconstruction work on a road connecting six districts of northeastern Takhar province. Governor Mohammad Yasin Zia told Pajhwok Afghan News the road across Kokcha river was being reconstructed…
The provincial government, in cooperation with district municipalities, has launched reconstruction work on a road connecting six districts of northeastern Takhar province. Governor Mohammad Yasin Zia told Pajhwok Afghan News the road across Kokcha river was being reconstructed…
The authorities on Saturday began demolishing structures built near the new Behsud Bridge in eastern Nangarhar province to pave the way for construction of a two-lane road on the bridge. The road project would cost $600,000, the governor’s…
Local officials on Saturday said the alternative road leading to Azra district of central Logar province has also been closed for public traffic due to security problems. Hamidullah Hamid, the town’s administrative chief, in an exclusive interview with…
ZARANJ (Pjahwok): Reconstruction work on a more than four-kilometer road was launched in the capital of southwestern Nimroz province on Tuesday. The road in Sistan town is being reconstructed at a cost of 57 million afghanis, officials said. The 6.5 meters…
Residents of southeastern Paktia province on Wednesday said the Taliban had once again closed the Gardez-Patan highway against traffic. The Taliban militants had previously closed the same highway about two weeks ago before the road was reopened as…
A nine-kilometre road has been constructed under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in the Shigal district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Thursday. The road had been built in La-Hussain, a mountainous area of Shigal where…
Construction work on a road costing up to 21 million afghanis was launched on Wednesday in the capital of southeastern Paktia province. Paktia Governor Nasratullah Arsala said the road’s construction would resolve traffic related issues to a great…
A key road between eastern Nuristan and Kunar provinces has been reopened as a result of a military operation codenamed “Sher Ghashai” (Lion Arrow). The road that connects Nari and Ghaziabad districts of Kunar with eastern districts of…
The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) on Wednesday signed a contract with a private company for the construction of a 13-kilometre road connecting Tangi Tarakhil area to Deh-Sabz district of capital Kabul. The contract was signed between MoPW…
Triggered by heavy rains, flash floods have blocked the main highway linking north-eastern Badakhshan province with Takhar province over the past two days, officials and residents said on Wednesday. Eng. Abdul Ghani, Badakhshan public works director, told Pajhwok…
Construction work on a USAID-funded road and a bridge has been launched in the southeastern province of Khost, officials said on Saturday. The seven kilometers road -- linking Khost City with Ghulam Khan dry port -- and…
Construction work on a 31.6-km Grishk-Lashkargah road was launched in southern Helmand province, officials said on Friday. The 31.6 kilometres long and seven metres wide road would be constructed in two years at a cost of $34 million…
