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Afghanistan: Oil extraction at northern Amu River to begin in 5 months

5/17/2012

According to ministry of mines of Afghanistan oil extraction in northern Amu River will be launched within the next 5 months.

Elite female night raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan

5/13/2012

(Reuters) - Crouching behind a wooden barrier, 27-year-old Sergeant Sara Delawar fires her M-4 rifle at a target showing the silhouette of a man, part of a training exercise for Afghan special forces.

300 Female Students from Eastern Afghanistan Complete Business Training

5/5/2012

Today some 300 young women from high schools in Jalalabad, Mehtarlam and Asadabad received certificates after completing the Taraqi Saba, or “Development for Tomorrow,” business training course arranged by the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Incentives Driving Economic Alternatives for the North, East and West (IDEA-NEW) Project.

Rural tinkerer builds the first airplane made in Afghanistan

5/5/2012

Afghanistan’s rural Ghazni Province usually appears on the news radar only to herald a tragedy: Five Polish soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb days before Christmas. A group of armed men accused a widow and her daughter of adultery in November and stoned the pair before shooting them in front of their home.

India invests $11 billion in Afghan natural resources

5/5/2012

India the largest regional provider of humanitarian and reconstruction aid to Afghanistan is proposing what may become Afghanistan’s biggest foreign investment: $11 billion to build an iron mine, steel mill and railroad. India has already played a vital role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan in the past one decade after the fall of the Taliban regime, having spent $1.5 billion on Afghan roads, power lines, schools and the parliament.

India Billions Secure Afghan Mines in Challenge to China Drive

4/5/2012

An Indian security guard, cradling a Kalashnikov assault rifle, shadowed two Indian engineers as they inspected the concrete shell of the parliament building they are constructing -- in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

With U.S. Leaving, War-Zone Living Carries a Higher Price

4/5/2012

KABUL—As the U.S.-led military commitment winds down, one business is booming in Afghanistan: the construction of heavily fortified compounds where foreigners can take shelter.

Security Fears Lead Groups to Rethink Work in Afghanistan

3/18/2012

WASHINGTON — The management at a company that does aid and development work for the American government knows that some of its employees in Afghanistan are keeping weapons in their rooms — and is choosing to look the other way. At another company in the same business, lawyers are examining whether the company can sue the United States Agency for International Development for material breach of contract, citing the deteriorating security in Afghanistan.

Roads to Nowhere: Program to Win Over Afghans Fails

3/3/2012

KABUL—U.S. taxpayers paid Afghan entrepreneur Ajmal Hasas millions of dollars as part of a plan to win over villages in the country's insurgent heartlands.

Russian Federation assists 30 thousand tons of food stuff to Afghanistan

2/26/2012

The first convoy of food aid of Russian Federation reached to Afghanistan through railway track from Hairatan port, officials said. The aid was promised last year during President Karzai’s visit to Russia and such supports will continue to Afghanistan, the Russian officials said.

Japan to aid $25 million to the Ministry of Education

2/26/2012

Japan pledged to aid $ 25 million to the Afghan Ministry of Education for building more schools in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed on Thursday between Afghan Education Minister, Japan Ambassador and UNICEF representative in Afghanistan.

UNICEF to donate $55.7 million to Afghan Education

2/26/2012

The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) committed to donate about US $ 56 millions for education in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed yesterday in Kabul between Afghan Education Minster and UNICEF representative for Afghanistan.

60% of Jalalabad residents deprived of power supply

2/20/2012

JALALABAD (PAN): Power supply from the Naghlu dam to eastern Nangarhar province meets the need of only 40 percent residents of Jalalabad, the provincial capital, an official said on Friday.

Moscow hopes its Afghan rebuild to usher in stability

2/20/2012

Russia hopes to embark on a series of ambitious construction projects in Afghanistan aimed at reinforcing fragile stability in the country where Soviet troops fought a disastrous, decade-long war, its envoy to Kabul said Thursday.

UN and partners help to power education with solar panel donation

2/20/2012

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has partnered with religious institutions to provide solar panels that will power much-needed electricity to schools as well as promote the use of renewable energy.

The Development Nexus

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Afghanistan: Oil extraction at northern Amu River to begin in 5 months

Elite female night raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan

300 Female Students from Eastern Afghanistan Complete Business Training

Rural tinkerer builds the first airplane made in Afghanistan

India invests $11 billion in Afghan natural resources

India Billions Secure Afghan Mines in Challenge to China Drive

With U.S. Leaving, War-Zone Living Carries a Higher Price

Security Fears Lead Groups to Rethink Work in Afghanistan

Roads to Nowhere: Program to Win Over Afghans Fails

Russian Federation assists 30 thousand tons of food stuff to Afghanistan

Japan to aid $25 million to the Ministry of Education

UNICEF to donate $55.7 million to Afghan Education

60% of Jalalabad residents deprived of power supply

Moscow hopes its Afghan rebuild to usher in stability

UN and partners help to power education with solar panel donation

The Development Nexus

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