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Pistachio products likely to increase in Baghlan
With pistachio trees planted in more than hundred hectares of land, it is expected to see a good yield of pistachio in Baghlan province.
Pistachio is one of Afghanistan’s highly demanded dry fruit both inside and outside of Afghanistan.
According...
Khenjan-Bano road being asphalted at a cost of more than USD 15mn
Work on asphalting of the 38km long Khenjan-Bano road in Baghlan was inaugurated by the Public Works Deputy Noorgul Mangal on Saturday.
Costing more than USD 15mn, the road will reduce commuting time from 4 hours to half an hour.
The project...
Mosque and seminary inaugurated in Nangarhar province
A newly-built mosque plus seminary was inaugurated in Kama districts of the eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday.
The inaugural ceremony of the mosque, named Akhod Baba Madarassa, was attended by a number of religious scholars and government...
Afghan Public Work Ministry launches work on Nangarhar’s key road
Work on the construction of Nangarhar’s key road, the Chaparhar-Pachir Agam, was officially launched on Saturday.
Funded by the Ministry of Public Work, the construction work of the road costs 95mn AFN.
The 7.7km long road is expected...
Paktia roads damaged due to poor construction standard
Residents in Paktia called for an urgent reconstruction of the roads that have been severely damaged due to poor-quality materials used in the construction of the roads.
Having a road network measuring 370 kilometers, Paktia has several major...
World Bank approves USD 12.5mn additional financing to improve Afghanistan’s Pension Scheme
The World Bank approved an additional grant of USD 12.5mn aimed at financing the continuation of a project to provide safety nets to the country’s poorest people and improve the public pension schemes.
The aid comes from the International...
Gold, fuel prices down in Kabul
Pajhwok Afghan News Weekly Price Report: Gold and fuel prices fell during the outgoing week in Kabul, where the rates of other commodities stayed unchanged, jewllers and retailers said on Thursday.
The price of one gram of Arabian gold declined...
Food storage facility inaugurated in Charbolak district of Balkh Province
On 12 June 2013 a food storage facility was inaugurated in Charbolak District of Balkh Province. Kateb Shams, Director of the Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (DAIL) of Balkh Province and Ahmad Wali Sangaar, economic expert...
75% of Nangarhar’s economy relies on agriculture
According to the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation officials in Nangarhar province, the economic progress of Nangarhar province relies on its agriculture and livestock sectors that form 75% of the province’s economy.
The province has witnessed...
World Bank and Islamic Development Bank agree on CASA-1000 electricity project
The World Bank and the Islamic Development Bank have agreed on investments for the Central Asia and the South Asia electricity transmission project (CASA-1000).
CASA-1,000 is designed to transmit 1,300MW of surplus electricity from Tajikistan...
