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Reconstruction

DABS breaks ground on 10MW solar power plant

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Pajhwok
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Sep 24, 2017 - 19:02
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): A 10-megawatt solar power plant, the first of its capacity in Afghanistan , is now under construction near the southern city of Kandahar, the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) said on Sunday. A...
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Corruption seen behind substandard projects in Parwan

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Farid Tanha
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Sep 24, 2017 - 15:04
CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): A retaining wall, a madrasa building and two roads have been constructed, but the quality of all these projects in central Parwan province is poor, Pajhwok Afghan News findings indicate. Some people see administrative corruption...
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NATO to fund modern rehabilitation centre

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Javed Hamim Kakar
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Sep 23, 2017 - 14:17
KABUL (Pajhwok): A new rehabilitation centre to treat wounded military and civilians will be set up at Kabul National Military Hospital (KNMH), the NATO Resolute Support mission announced on Saturday. A statement from the mission said the $54M...
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UNDP-built facilities for Nangarhar policewomen inaugurated

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Yousuf Zarifi
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Sep 19, 2017 - 00:09
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The United Nations Development Program has constructed six buildings for policewomen in eastern Nangarhar province to facilitate them, officials said on Monday. The buildings – toilets and dressing rooms --- were put into...
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2 schools reopen, 10 remain shut in Kandahar City

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Basher Ahmad Naadim
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Sep 18, 2017 - 23:09
KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Two schools which had been closed for lack of buildings and security reasons were reopened in the capital of southern Kandahar province on Monday.
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Uruzgan governor wants projects in areas under Taliban

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Ajmal Wesal
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Sep 18, 2017 - 20:38
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): The governor of central Uruzgan province says he wants to carry out reconstruction projects in Taliban -controlled areas after he has discussed the topic with area people. Governor Mohammad Nazir Kharotai, who presided over an...
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17 ADB-funded projects executed in Samangan

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Barat
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Sep 18, 2017 - 15:01
AIBAK (Pajhwok): Seventeen Asian Development Bank-funded agricultural projects worth 68 million afghanis have been executed in northern Samangan province. Rural Rehabilitation and Development Director Abdulrab Hakimi , told Pajhwok Afghan News the...
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Work on Khan Char Bagh district building begins

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Qutbuddin Kohi
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Sep 14, 2017 - 19:01
MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Construction work on the district administration building for Khan Char Bagh district in northwestern Faryab province launched on Thursday, when a medical clinic in the same town was inaugurated. District chief Durtaj Khaliqi said...
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Kabul, Tehran agree to restore Hamun Lake

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S.Muddasir Ali Shah
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Sep 13, 2017 - 13:39
KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul and Tehran are working together on a joint strategic plan to rehabilitate the Hamun Lake in southeastern Iran, a media report said on Wednesday. An official of the Iranian Department of Environment was quoted as saying...
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67km of rural roads being reconstructed

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Sep 12, 2017 - 18:31
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Tuesday said 67 kilometers of roads would be asphalted and graveled at a cost of 522 million afghanis in nine provinces of the country. Twelve road construction...
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Work on govt buildings worth 134m afs launched in Nuristan

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Yousuf Zarifi
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Sep 12, 2017 - 15:51
PAROON (Pajhwok): Construction works on three government buildings worth 134 million afghanis have been launched in the capital of eastern Nuristan province, an official said on Tuesday. The buildings are being constructed for the governor’s house,...
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Work on 2 uplift projects begins in Laghman, Nuristan

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Yousaf zarifi
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Aug 28, 2017 - 15:05
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Work on a health facility in eastern Laghman province and the reconstruction of the Statistics Department in Nuristan province has begun, an official said on Monday. The construction work on the clinic started in Baba Saib area...
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2 Nangarhar roads being asphalted at a cost of 85m afs

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Yousuf Zarifi
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Aug 26, 2017 - 17:27
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): At a cost of 85 million afghanis, construction work on two road projects has been launched in Behsud district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said Saturday. The two roads would take nine months to complete, said...
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No balance in development projects' implementation in Baghlan

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Hebib Rahman Sherzai
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Aug 26, 2017 - 17:07
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): In the past eight years, some 3,385 development projects have been implemented in northern Baghlan province, with some districts getting a small share in the schemes, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt. Costing over five billion...
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Promises to rebuild Paktia roads yet to be honoured

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شکـور کامـران
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Aug 22, 2017 - 20:39
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Some residents of southeastern Paktika province complain repeated pledgesby the government to reconstructroads in the province have not been honoured, with people facingserious problems. Construction and rehabilitation work on the...
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MRRD signs contracts for 130 projects in 17 provinces

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Navid Ahmad Barakzai
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Aug 22, 2017 - 18:51
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Tuesday signed contracts to execute 130 projects worth 371 million afghanis in 17 provinces of the country. The contracts were signed between rural rehabilitation...
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Projects worth 1.3 billion afs underway in Laghman

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Obaidullah Bidar
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Aug 21, 2017 - 17:11
MEHTHARLAM (Pajhwok): Dozens of development projects have been launched in eastern Laghman province at a cost of one billion and three hundred million afghanis. It was told to a meeting about provincial development held under the chairmanship of...
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Afghanistan’s largest flag hoisted after repairs

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Mohammad Halim Karimi
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Aug 18, 2017 - 14:08
KABUL (Pajhwok): The municipality on Friday hoisted the country’s largest national flag after repairing it on the eve of the 98th Independence Day in Kabul.
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Lopsided uplift forcing people to join militants: Durrani

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Pajhwok reporter
On
Aug 15, 2017 - 15:56
​TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The minister of rural rehabilitation and development (MRRD) says imbalanced development has forced some people to take up weapons for their rights.
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Chinese companies interested to play part in Afghanistan reconstruction

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Parwez Karokhil
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Aug 14, 2017 - 16:30
BEIJING (Pajhwok): Chinese construction companies have shown interest to invest and work in Afghanistan and contribute in the development of war-torn country. Zhang Donglei, General Affairs Department and General Manager of STECOL, recalled the...
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